An Unusual Case of Unilateral Epistaxis: The Hidden Bloodsucker

Nasal leech infestation is a rare etiology of epistaxis. Due to its insidious presentation and inconspicuous site of infestation, it is possible for the primary care setting to miss the diagnosis. We report a case of nasal leech infestation in an eight-year-old male child who was repeatedly treated...

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Autores principales: Mohd Shakri, Nadhirah, Esa, Mimi Ezreena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Family/General Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9978055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36874757
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34417
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description Nasal leech infestation is a rare etiology of epistaxis. Due to its insidious presentation and inconspicuous site of infestation, it is possible for the primary care setting to miss the diagnosis. We report a case of nasal leech infestation in an eight-year-old male child who was repeatedly treated for upper respiratory infection before finally being referred to the otorhinolaryngology clinic. We emphasize the importance of having a high index of suspicion and thorough history taking, especially of jungle trekking and hill water exposure in unexplained recurrent epistaxis.
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spelling pubmed-99780552023-03-03 An Unusual Case of Unilateral Epistaxis: The Hidden Bloodsucker Mohd Shakri, Nadhirah Esa, Mimi Ezreena Cureus Family/General Practice Nasal leech infestation is a rare etiology of epistaxis. Due to its insidious presentation and inconspicuous site of infestation, it is possible for the primary care setting to miss the diagnosis. We report a case of nasal leech infestation in an eight-year-old male child who was repeatedly treated for upper respiratory infection before finally being referred to the otorhinolaryngology clinic. We emphasize the importance of having a high index of suspicion and thorough history taking, especially of jungle trekking and hill water exposure in unexplained recurrent epistaxis. Cureus 2023-01-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9978055/ /pubmed/36874757 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34417 Text en Copyright © 2023, Mohd Shakri et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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