Prolonged venous bleeding due to traditional treatment with leech bite: a case report

Prolonged venous bleeding due to traditional treatment with leech bite: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The medicinal leech, <it>Hirudo medicinalis</it>, has been used in the treatment of many diseases for thousands of years. In Turkey, it is used most commonly in the management of venous diseases of lower extremities.<...

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Main Authors:	Altun Hasan, Bulut Nuriye, Bat Orhan, Kaya Bulent, Memisoglu Kemal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2011-05-01
Series:	Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:	http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/172

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