Razeghian Jahromi L, Ghaderian Jahromi M, Ghavipisheh M, Ahrari I. Hemolacria secondary to major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder: A case report.
Clin Case Rep 2023;
11:e8127. [PMID:
37953893 PMCID:
PMC10636534 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.8127]
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Abstract
Key Clinical Message
Hemolacria can occur on the basis of a psychiatric disorder without an organic cause. However, this should be a diagnosis of exclusion. Treatment of the underlying psychiatric illness may relieve this condition.
Abstract
A 24-year-old man presented with the chief complaint of bloody tears, which began 4 months earlier after commencing mandatory military service. He had no underlying diseases, and all work-ups returned normal, though a microscopic examination confirmed red blood cells. He was diagnosed with hemolacria secondary to generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, responding to propranolol and sertraline. Hemolacria was totally cured after 6 months of treating the underlying psychiatric illness.
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