Manifestation of leech infestation as severe gastrointestinal bleeding in a 3-year-old boy: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Leeches are a class of hermaphroditic parasites that can attach to various body parts and start sucking blood. Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding due to leeches is a rare phenomenon that is more common in less developed countries. Common symptoms include melena, hematemesis, pallor, weakness...

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Autores principales: Reihani, Hamid, Ghanei-Shahmirzadi, Ali, Salehi, Sara, Ansari-Charsoughi, Narges, Karbasian, Fereshteh, Imanieh, Mohammad-Hadi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9730558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36482427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03778-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9730558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36482427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03778-1

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