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Otolaryngology Case of the Month
Andrew B. Silva, MD;
Andrew Hotaling, MD;
Wasim Raslan, MD;
Maywood Ill;
Frederick B. Askin, MD;
Ralph H. Hrubin, MD
Arch Fam Med. 1995;4(4):297-299.
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A3860-G TERM infant was born with nasal congestion. His birth history was significant for a suspected meconium aspiration; however, a tracheal aspirate was negative. During the next 24 hours, the patient developed rhinorrhea and partial nasal obstruction, which were treated successfully with aerosol therapy and saline nose drops. He was discharged on the third day of life. He continued to experience intermittent episodes of respiratory distress and rhinorrhea, with a new onset of left epiphora and conjunctivitis on the fifth day of life. He was readmitted to the same hospital on the sixth day of life, and cultures were obtained. He was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone sodium, racemic epinephrine, aggressive pulmonary toilet, and topical erythromycin ophthalmic solution. The conjunctivitis resolved, but the nasal symptoms and epiphora persisted. On examination, a No. 10 French catheter passed with difficulty through the left naris but easily through the right naris.
Because of persistent
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