Pruritis and palpable purpura from leeches in the Australian Rainforest

Leeches are prevalent in the Australian Rainforest. We report two cases of leech bites resulting in pruritis and palpable purpura. The dermatologic sequelae of leech bites, differential diagnosis of pruritic palpable purpura, leech bite treatment, prevention, and complications are reviewed.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Seiverling, Elizabeth V., Khalsa, Amrit, Ahrns, Hadjh T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26839767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2014.02.001

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26839767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2014.02.001

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