Alive leech in the airway: a case report
Abstract
Airway foreign bodies are common problems in children. However, they can also occur in adults, albeit less commonly. These are usually inanimate objects but sometimes, animate objects may also be ‘inhaled’, and these can rarely include live creatures! In this report, we discuss an interesting case of a live leech in the airway, that we managed in our center.References
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2. Ali SR, Mehta AC. Alive in the airways: Live endobronchial foreign bodies.Chest 2017;151(2):181-91.
3. Hatua NR, Kundu N. Living leech in the subglottic space. Indian J Otolaryngol 2017;28(3):142-3.
4. Zhang P, Zhang R, Zou J, Zhu T. A rare case report of tracheal leech infestation in a 40-year old woman. Int J Clin Exp Med 2014;7(10):3599-3601.
5. Baharloo F, Veyckemans F, Francis C, Biettlot MP, Rodenstein DO . Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies: Presentation and Management in Children and adults. Chest. 1999 May;115(5):1357-62.
6. Moslehi MA, Imanieh MH, Adib A. Bronchial Leech Infestation in a 15-Year-Old Female.Case Rep Pediatr. 2016;2016:2372686. Epub 2016 Sep 26.
7. Gerlach A, Gerlach Z. Leeches in the respiratory system. Laryngol Rhinol Otol 1975; 54(2):123-32.
8. Joslin J, Biondich A, Walker K, Zangi N. A comprehensive review of Hirudiniasis: from historic use of leeches to modern treatment of their bites. Wilderness Environ Med 2017;28(4):55-61.
9. El Koraichi A, Ayoubi A, Benjelloun MY, Bentalha A, El Kettani SE.. Melena revealing a nasopharyngeal leech: a pediatric case. Arab J Gastroenterol 2014: 15(1):36-37.
Published
2020-01-08
How to Cite
SAPKOTA, Ranjan; BHATTA, Subash.
Alive leech in the airway: a case report.
J Soc Surg Nep, [S.l.], v. 22, n. 1, p. 23-25, jan. 2020.
ISSN 2392-4772.
Available at: <https://jssn.org.np/index.php?journal=jssn&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=354>. Date accessed: 24 oct. 2024.
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