A case of living leech in nasal cavity
This paper presents a case of a patient with a 3-month history of recurrent right-sided epistaxis with heavy bleeding for 4-days. Leech infestation in the nasal cavity was found to be the main cause of the epistaxis via endoscopic examination. Epistaxis caused by leech infestation although rare, can...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Otolaryngology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548821000175 |