title: Ocular vicarious menstruation.
abstract: Vicarious menstruation represents cyclical bleeding in extragenital organs during a normal menstrual cycle. We present an unusual case of ocular vicarious menstruation (bloody tears) in a 17-year-old girl. The indications and treatment of this rare disorder are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barat
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kwedar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008656:Mestranol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009641:Norethynodrel / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; C008124:Infecundin; D009641:Norethynodrel; D008656:Mestranol