Newborn eye mucus

Introduction The secretion of the eye is a mild infectious disease of the eye. First, it may be due to contact with the secretions of bacteria in the vagina during childbirth. The hand contaminated by the operator or the contact with the baby is not clean, causing inflammation of the child's conjunctiva, making the baby's eyelids too thick and sticky. Second, some children have nasolacrimal ducts blocked by epithelial cell debris or occlusion of the nasolacrimal duct mucosa, causing secretions in tears and lacrimal passages to accumulate in the lacrimal sac and causing dacryocystitis. Such a child has a cystic shape in the lacrimal sac. Tumor, the surface is slightly blue, if you gently compress the lacrimal sac inside the eye, the wind can go to the mucous or mucous secretions, and the tumor disappears.

Cause

Newborn eyelids affect vision. Newborn eyelids can not be ignored, it may lead to neonatal congenital dacryocystitis and other diseases, if not treated in time will affect the neonatal vision development. Most of the eyelids are due to bacterial invasion into the lacrimal sac, which multiply and purulent in the lacrimal sac. The purulent material fills the entire lacrimal sac and cannot be drained downward. Only the tear canal and the lacrimal canal are discharged upward into the eye. If not treated early, there may be keratitis, and the cornea may form white spots from black to white, which may affect the baby's vision development.

Medical experts remind that after the baby is born, special attention should be paid to the observation of the baby's eyelids. If there is eyelid in 1 week, he should go to the eye hospital as soon as possible. At the same time, summer heat and heat, it is the season of dacryocystitis, leading to more neonatal eyelids, young parents should pay attention.

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According to the viscosity, color and other properties of the secretion, it can be divided into watery, viscous, mucopurulent, purulent, bloody secretions. Secretions of different natures can help us initially determine the approximate nature of eye diseases in order to take appropriate treatments.

Water-like secretions: a thin, slightly viscous water-like liquid. This increase in secretion often indicates viral keratoconjunctivitis, early lacrimal passage obstruction, ocular surface foreign body, and minor trauma. Because children's nasal bone development is not complete, some children may have internal suede, accompanied by trichiasis, often causing eye irritation and increased water secretion. If the elderly have abnormal eyelid position, such as varus, valgus, etc., it will also cause an increase in watery secretions.

Viscous secretions: often appear in patients with dry eye syndrome and acute allergic conjunctivitis, often present as a thick white filamentous substance, very similar to the commonly used gelatinous water, patients may also be accompanied by foreign body sensation, itchy eyes and other symptoms. Especially children with allergic conjunctivitis, when waking up in the morning, the child often said that the silk can be pulled out of the eyes, often sticky secretions.

Mucous discharge: a more viscous, slightly yellowish substance, such secretions increase, should consider the possibility of chronic allergic conjunctivitis, trachoma.

Purulent secretions: It is the most important problem to be paid attention to. The appearance of purulent secretions often indicates bacterial infection, and it is necessary to go to the hospital in time. Within 34 days of birth, if a large amount of purulent secretion is found in both eyes, it is highly suggestive of gonococcal conjunctivitis, commonly known as "pust-eye". In patients with suppurative dacryocystitis, purulent secretions are also often present, usually concentrated in the inner corner of the eye.

Blood secretions: If eye secretions are found to be pale pink or markedly red, eye trauma should be considered. Eye secretions are light pink or slightly bloody, and acute viral infections should be considered. At this time, the patient will be accompanied by red eyes and swollen lymph nodes.

Differential diagnosis

More confusing symptoms of eyelids:

In the morning, the upper and lower eyelid adhesions: Reiter syndrome eye conjunctivitis is usually the first symptom of the eye, the general symptoms are mild, often accompanied by a slight burning sensation, the upper and lower eyelid adhesions in the morning, mostly bilateral involvement.

Pseudo anterior chamber empyema: anterior chamber empyema caused by intraocular tumors, also known as pseudo anterior chamber empyema, because its clinical manifestations resemble endophthalmitis, also known as camouflage syndrome.

Corneal foreign body: It is a common eye trauma, especially in areas with drought, wind and sand and heavy industrial areas. Improper treatment can cause serious complications such as corneal infection and even blindness, which affects the normal work and life of patients.

The conjunctival hyperemia exposes the yellow pus: the meibomian glands in the inflamed state are surrounded by firm tarsal tissue. On the surface of the conjunctiva that is congested, the yellow pus is often faintly exposed, and the pus may be worn through the conjunctival sac. Conjunctival hyperemia reveals that yellow pus is one of the clinical manifestations of stye.

According to the viscosity, color and other properties of the secretion, it can be divided into watery, viscous, mucopurulent, purulent, bloody secretions. Secretions of different natures can help us initially determine the approximate nature of eye diseases in order to take appropriate treatments.

Water-like secretions: a thin, slightly viscous water-like liquid. This increase in secretion often indicates viral keratoconjunctivitis, early lacrimal passage obstruction, ocular surface foreign body, and minor trauma. Because children's nasal bone development is not complete, some children may have internal suede, accompanied by trichiasis, often causing eye irritation and increased water secretion. If the elderly have abnormal eyelid position, such as varus, valgus, etc., it will also cause an increase in watery secretions.

Viscous secretions: often appear in patients with dry eye syndrome and acute allergic conjunctivitis, often present as a thick white filamentous substance, very similar to the commonly used gelatinous water, patients may also be accompanied by foreign body sensation, itchy eyes and other symptoms. Especially children with allergic conjunctivitis, when waking up in the morning, the child often said that the silk can be pulled out of the eyes, often sticky secretions.

Mucous discharge: a more viscous, slightly yellowish substance, such secretions increase, should consider the possibility of chronic allergic conjunctivitis, trachoma.

Purulent secretions: It is the most important problem to be paid attention to. The appearance of purulent secretions often indicates bacterial infection, and it is necessary to go to the hospital in time. In the 3-4 days after the birth of a newborn, if a large amount of purulent secretions are found in both eyes, it is highly suggestive of gonococcal conjunctivitis, commonly known as "pust-eye". In patients with suppurative dacryocystitis, purulent secretions are also often present, usually concentrated in the inner corner of the eye.

Blood secretions: If eye secretions are found to be pale pink or markedly red, eye trauma should be considered. Eye secretions are light pink or slightly bloody, and acute viral infections should be considered. At this time, the patient will be accompanied by red eyes and swollen lymph nodes.

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