Ocular vicarious menstruation.
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.
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Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield.
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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
D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; C008124:Infecundin; D009641:Norethynodrel; D008656:Mestranol