Title: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome with Associated Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treated with Dacryocystorhinostomy and Crawford Silicone Tube Insertion
Abstract: Although Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) has long been recognized as a cause of punctal and canalicular obstruction, nasolacrimal duct obstruction secondary to SJS is rare and has not been reported in the ophthalmologic literature. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, entropion, and tri-chiasis are well-known complications of SJS that may require measures to supplement or preserve tears. Lac-rimal drainage system obstruction may occasionally occur in the face of relatively normal tearing, resulting in clinically significant epiphora. We report two cases of SJS, one associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, that led to nasolacrimal duct obstruction and canalicular obstruction or stenosis. Epiphora and, in one case, dac-ryocystitis, necessitated dacryocystorhinostomy and Crawford tube insertion.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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