Open AccessMultiple live leeches from nose in a single patient- a rare entity
Author(s) -
Satyawati,
Surinder K Singhal,
Arjun Dass
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02968741
Subject(s) - leech , otorhinolaryngology , medicine , nose , head and neck surgery , infestation , foreign bodies , foreign body , surgery , dermatology , biology , botany , world wide web , computer science
Foreign bodies are a common cause of unilateral epistaxis in children. Both animate: and inanimate foreign bodies are commonly found but, leech as a cause of epistaxis is rare. Cases of leech infestation have been reported in the past but infrequently. Here we report an unusual case of bilateral epistaxis in a four years old child who had infestation with multiple live leeches.