Presumed Nasolacrimal Endometriosis

İlgın Türkçüoğlu, Ilgin Türkçüoğlu, Peykan Türkçüoğlu, Julide Kurt, Jülide Kurt, Hanefi Yildirim, Hanefi Yldrm
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2008 · vol. 24(1) , pp. 47–48 · doi:10.1097/iop.0b013e31815c9053 · PMID:18209641 · W2025063185
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A 13-year-old girl with cyclic punctal bleeding during menstruation was diagnosed with nasolacrimal endometriosis using gradient-echo MRI, demonstrating hemorrhagic tissue in the nasolacrimal canal.

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In Brief A 13-year-old girl was admitted with a complaint of cyclic bleeding from the left inferior punctum with menstruation. Crusted hemorrhage was noticed in the tear meniscus of the left eye and just inferior to the left caruncle. With gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging, the hemorrhagic tissue in the nasolacrimal canal was demonstrated and the diagnosis of nasolacrimal endometriosis was made. Nasolacrimal endometriosis is a rare ocular condition. Its management and histologic diagnosis remain challenging. Gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging may be helpful in the diagnosis of nasolacrimal endometriosis.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases Adolescent Endometriosis Female Humans Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases Magnetic Resonance Imaging Menstruation Menstruation Nasolacrimal Duct Nasolacrimal Duct

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