Bronchial Leech Infestation in a 15-Year-Old Female

Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common incidence in young children. Leeches are rarely reported as FBA at any age. This study describes a 15-year-old female who presented with hemoptysis, hematemesis, coughs, melena, and anemia seven months prior to admission. Chest X-ray showed a round hyperdens...

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Autores principales: Moslehi, Mohammad Ashkan, Imanieh, Mohammad Hadi, Adib, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5056300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27752380
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2372686
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description Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common incidence in young children. Leeches are rarely reported as FBA at any age. This study describes a 15-year-old female who presented with hemoptysis, hematemesis, coughs, melena, and anemia seven months prior to admission. Chest X-ray showed a round hyperdensity in the right lower lobe. A chest computed tomography (CT) demonstrated an area of consolidation and surrounding ground glass opacities in the right lower lobe. Hematological investigations revealed anemia. Finally, bronchoscopy was performed and a 5 cm leech was found within the right B(7-8) bronchus and removed by forceps and a Dormia basket.
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spelling pubmed-50563002016-10-17 Bronchial Leech Infestation in a 15-Year-Old Female Moslehi, Mohammad Ashkan Imanieh, Mohammad Hadi Adib, Ali Case Rep Pediatr Case Report Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common incidence in young children. Leeches are rarely reported as FBA at any age. This study describes a 15-year-old female who presented with hemoptysis, hematemesis, coughs, melena, and anemia seven months prior to admission. Chest X-ray showed a round hyperdensity in the right lower lobe. A chest computed tomography (CT) demonstrated an area of consolidation and surrounding ground glass opacities in the right lower lobe. Hematological investigations revealed anemia. Finally, bronchoscopy was performed and a 5 cm leech was found within the right B(7-8) bronchus and removed by forceps and a Dormia basket. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5056300/ /pubmed/27752380 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2372686 Text en Copyright © 2016 Mohammad Ashkan Moslehi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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