Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Epidemic Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis Most clinicianswould agree that there is no reason to obtain a magnetic resonance (MR) scan to evaluate a patient with viral conjunctivitis.Wescheduledapatient foranannualMRscan to monitor his optic nerve meningiomas. By coincidence, he had florid viral conjunctivitis the day the scan was performed. It showed severe eyelid e...

Ectopic eruption of teeth in non-dental sites is a rare phenomenon; It may be symptomless but is more commonly associated with inflammatory symptoms. It can present in a variety of ways such as chronic or recurrent sinusitis, sepsis, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, headaches, ostiomeatal complex disease and facial numbness. The treatment of choice is surgical excision which is mostly carried out...

Nasoalveolar cysts, which originate from epithelial remnants of nasolacrimal duct, are nonodontogenic soft tissue lesions of the upper jaw. These cysts are thought to be developmental and are presented with fullness in the upper lip and nose, swelling on the palate, and sometimes nasal obstruction. Because of cosmetic problems, they are often diagnosed at an early stage. These lesions are mostl...

PurposeTo review the published literature assessing efficacy and safety of in-office probing compared with facility-based to treat congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO).MethodsLiterature searches were conducted in March 2020 PubMed database no date restrictions limited studies English Cochrane Library restrictions. The combined yielded 281 citations. Of these, 21 articles deemed appro...

Nasally ectopic teeth are rare, but can be a source of significant morbidity. Symptoms can include facial pain, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, fungal rhinitis, persistent rhinorrhea and episodic epistaxis. A nasally ectopic tooth should be considered as a differential diagnosis for a radiopaque lesion within the nasal cavity. This case illustrates the diagnosis and subsequent minimally traumati...