Gabb mentions a case of epistaxis in which the blood welled up
through the lacrimal ducts and suffused into the eye so that it
was constantly necessary to wipe the lower eyelid, and the
discharge ceased only when the nose stopped bleeding. A brief
editorial note on epistaxis through the eyes, referring to a case
in the Medical News of November 30, 1895, provoked further
reports from numerous correspondents. Among others, the
following:--
"Dr. T. L. Wilson of Bellwood, Pa., relates the case of an old
lady of seventy-eight whom he found with the blood gushing from
the nostrils. After plugging the nares thoroughly with absorbent
cotton dusted with tannic acid he was surprised to see the blood
ooze out around the eyelids and trickle down the cheeks. This
oozing continued for the greater part of an hour, being
controlled by applications of ice to both sides of the nose."
"Dr. F. L. Donlon of New York City reports the case of a married
woman, about fifty years old, in whom epistaxis set in suddenly
at 11 P.M., and had continued for several hours, when the
anterior nares were plugged. In a short time the woman complained
that she could scarcely see, owing to the welling up of blood in
the eyes and trickling down her face.
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