The case
of Meibomius was that of an infant, and the case mentioned by
Rhodius was associated with hemorrhages from the lungs,
umbilicus, thigh, and tooth-cavity. Allport reports the history
of a case in which there was recession of the gingival margins
and alveolar processes, the consequence of amenorrhea. Caso has
an instance of menstruation from the gums, and there is on record
the description of a woman, aged thirty-two, who had bleeding
from the throat preceding menstruation; later the menstruation
ceased to be regular, and four years previously, after an
unfortunate and violent connection, the menses ceased, and the
woman soon developed hemorrhoids and hemoptysis. Henry speaks of
a woman who menstruated from the mouth; at the necropsy 207
stones were found in the gall-bladder. Krishaber speaks of a case
of lingual menstruation at the epoch of menstruation.
Descriptions of menstruation from the extremities are quite
numerous. Pechlin offers an example from the foot; Boerhaave from
the skin of the hand; Ephemerides from the knee; Albertus from
the foot; Zacutus Lusitanus from the left thumb; Bartholinus a
curious instance from the hand; and the Ephemerides another
during pregnancy from the ankle.
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