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Under eye swelling in 8 week old infant.
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Under eye swelling in 8 week old infant.
by jian, Mar 10, 2007 12:00AM
My daughter of 8 weeks has swelling on her lower eye lid at the out side corner, on and off for 4 days now. It started with one eye. I consulted the Paed yesterday when only one eyw had the swelling and the doc suggested it is an insect bite. I wasn't sure about it but took it as an openion. But today her other eye has also swollen at the lower outer corner.
My MIL says it is due to cold, Is it possible?
At times there is no swelling.
My MIL says it is due to cold, Is it possible?
At times there is no swelling.
Doctor's Answer
by Forum-OD-MP, Mar 10, 2007 12:00AM
i seriously doubt this is a bug bite.
much more likely IMO to be dacryocystitis:
http://www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/Dacryocystitis.asp
really, really common in infants, especially young infants like your 8 week old. usually no big deal. usually does not require aggressive therapy...massage and antibiotic eyedrops usually do the trick. babies usually grow out of this. but if they dont, sometimes an ophthalmologist will recommend an in-office minor surgical procedure to kind of permanently fix the problem.
much more likely IMO to be dacryocystitis:
http://www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/Dacryocystitis.asp
really, really common in infants, especially young infants like your 8 week old. usually no big deal. usually does not require aggressive therapy...massage and antibiotic eyedrops usually do the trick. babies usually grow out of this. but if they dont, sometimes an ophthalmologist will recommend an in-office minor surgical procedure to kind of permanently fix the problem.
Went tro the URL provided by you, but her condition is totally different, sorry if I have nor described the symptom well.
The swelling is at the lower eyelid, below the eye towards the outer corner, not at the corner. When it swells it looks as though her lower eyelid is merged with the cheek.There is no ***** point or infection site.
Swelling goes away and comes back once ow twice the same day.
Pls reply.
Thnx