Blair relates the history
of a case of vicarious menstruation attended with conjunctivitis
and opacity of the cornea. Law speaks of a plethoric woman of
thirty who bled freely from the eyes, though menstruating
regularly.
Relative to menstruation from the ear, Spindler, Paullini, and
Alibert furnish examples. In Paullini's case the discharge is
spoken of as very foul, which makes it quite possible that this
was a case of middle-ear disease associated with some menstrual
disturbance, and not one of true vicarious menstruation.
Alibert's case was consequent upon suppression of the menses. Law
cites an instance in a woman of twenty-three, in whom the
menstrual discharge was suspended several months. She experienced
fulness of the head and bleeding (largely from the ears), which
subsequently occurred periodically, being preceded by much
throbbing; but the patient finally made a good recovery. Barnes,
Stepanoff, and Field adduce examples of this anomaly. Jouilleton
relates an instance of menstruation from the right ear for five
years, following a miscarriage.
Hemorrhage from the mouth of a vicarious nature has been
frequently observed associated with menstrual disorders. The
Ephemerides, Meibomius, and Rhodius mention instances.
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