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hemolacria; bloody tears
Etiology:
- eye infection
- ocular inflammation
- eye trauma or trauma to surrounding structures
- vascular tumors of the eye or surrounding structures
- eyelid hemangioma [1]
- retrograde epistaxis.
Clinical manifestations:
- bloody tears
- vision & extraocular movements may be necessary
Management:
- timolol eyedrops for eyelid hemangioma [1]
General
sign/symptom
References
- Di Maria A, Fama F.
Hemolacria - Crying Blood.
N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1766. Nove 1, 2018
PMID: 30380382 Free full text
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1805241