Bleeding due to a medicinal leech bite

被引:22
|
作者
Ikizceli, I [1 ]
Avsarogullari, L [1 ]
Sözüer, E [1 ]
Yürümez, Y [1 ]
Akdur, O [1 ]
机构
[1] Erciyes Univ, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Kayseri, Turkey
关键词
D O I
10.1136/emj.2003.013847
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
This paper reports a case of prolonged bleeding following application of leeches to treat chronic pain. The paper discusses the characteristics of the wounds and possible complication of prolonged bleeding following medicinal leech application. The principles of treatment are also described.
引用
收藏
页码:458 / 460
页数:3
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [31] Nasopharyngeal bleeding due to leech bites in a 9-month-old infant
    Amir Hossein Jafari Rouhi
    Saman Vegari
    Samad Shams vahdati
    Davod Porhosein
    Ghazaleh Davarnia
    The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2010, 77 : 573 - 574
  • [32] Medicinal Leech Use in Microsurgery
    Green, Peter A.
    Shafritz, Adam B.
    JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, 2010, 35A (06): : 1019 - 1021
  • [33] Eye Bleeding Due to Leech Infestation in an Ischemic Heart-Disease Patient
    Shirzadeh, E.
    Golmohammadi, R.
    IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2012, 14 (04) : 245 - 247
  • [34] ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE MEDICINAL LEECH
    Pleteneva, T. V.
    Mokrousov, A. A.
    Maksimova, T. V.
    Luzanova, I. S.
    Tambovtseva, M. A.
    Syroeshkin, A. V.
    PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY JOURNAL, 2011, 44 (11) : 632 - 634
  • [35] THE CONTEMPORARY USE OF THE MEDICINAL LEECH
    BUNKER, TD
    INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED, 1981, 12 (05): : 430 - 432
  • [36] The medicinal leech: Past and present
    Upshaw, J
    O'Leary, JP
    AMERICAN SURGEON, 2000, 66 (03) : 313 - 314
  • [37] Severe urological complication of leech bite in the tropics
    Hamid, MSA
    Nor, GRM
    BRITISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, 1996, 77 (01): : 164 - 165
  • [38] Acute Lymphangitis after a Land Leech Bite
    Ono, Shiro
    Yoshimoto, Kiyomi
    Nishio, Kenji
    INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2021, 60 (22) : 3657 - 3657
  • [39] The beneficial bite: Leech therapy in small animals
    Yurevich, S
    VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, 2000, 21 (11): : 632 - +
  • [40] Teach the Leech the Site to Bite: Another Tip
    Durrani, Khalid M.
    PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, 2010, 125 (06) : 1844 - 1844