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Leech Infestation: The Unusual Cause of Upper Airway Obstruction
This paper presents a case of a 7 year-old child who presented with a 14-days history of blood stained saliva and shortness of breath of 3 days with signs of upper airway obstruction. Laryngoscopy revealed a blackish living foreign body in the proximal trachea. Under general anesthesia the leech was...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Research and Publications Office of Jimma University
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3613817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23559840 |