Open AccessProlonged bleeding on the neck in leech therapy: Case report
Author(s) -
Atakan Savrun,
Selim Bozkurt,
Mehmet Okumuş,
Emre Gökçen,
Murat Turkaslan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
archives of clinical and experimental surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2146-8133
DOI - 10.5455/aces.20131205020904
Subject(s) - leech , medicine , surgery , anticoagulant therapy , anesthesia , world wide web , computer science
Superficial skin bleeding can usually be stopped by applying short-time compression, unless the patient suffers from coagulation disorders or uses anticoagulant. Because of the anticoagulant component of leech saliva, a leech bite may cause long-time bleeding, which cannot be stopped via compression. In this study, the case of a patient who applied leech therapy on her neck for the treatment of migraine has been presented. [Arch Clin Exp Surg 2015; 4(4.000): 234-237