Dryden mentions vomiting as a cause, and Guersant reports the case of a little girl of seven, who, during an attack of fever, ruptured her esophagus by vomiting.

In 1837 Heyfelder reported the case of a drunkard, who, in a convulsion, ruptured his esophagus and died.

Williams mentions a case in which not only the gullet, but also the diaphragm, was ruptured in vomiting.

In this country, Bailey and Fitz have recorded cases of rupture of the esophagus.

Brewer relates a parallel instance of rupture from vomiting.