Pediatric Vulvar Bleeding due to Leech Infestation: A Case Report

Leech infestation most frequently occurs in upper body cavities of children including pharynx, nose and esophagus and, more rarely, the vagina and vulva. Here we describe a 6-yr-old girl with vulvar bleeding caused by leech infestation that referred to the Emergency unit of the Booali Sina Hospital...

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Autores principales: ZIAEI HEZARJARIBI, Hajar, FAKHAR, Mahdi, YALVEH, Rezvan, MOUSAVI, Sayed Abdollah, BANIMOSTAFAVI, Elham Sadat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6348210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30697323
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Sumario:Leech infestation most frequently occurs in upper body cavities of children including pharynx, nose and esophagus and, more rarely, the vagina and vulva. Here we describe a 6-yr-old girl with vulvar bleeding caused by leech infestation that referred to the Emergency unit of the Booali Sina Hospital in Sari, Iran in Sep 2015. She had a history of swimming in a pond prior to the occurrence. The leech infestation particularly vulvar involvement among young girls is extremely rare and yet neglected event in the world.

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