Khan N U, Akhtar M, Chohan M A, Tahir Ahmed, Waqar Azim.
Leech in the Hypopharynx: an unusual cause of bleeding from throat
Biomedica Jul - Dec 2004;20(2):127-9.
PNS SHIFA, Karachi
This paper presents as a case of a 22 year-old young man who presented with a 4-day history of bleeding from throat. Indirect laryngoscopy revealed a blackish living foreign body in the right laryngo pharynx. Pharyngo-laryngoscopy under general anaesthesia showed a leech, which was removed by forceps. We conclude that a high index of suspicion of leech infestation is required when faced with bleeding from throat.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Leech. Foreign Bodies. Hypopharynx. Animals.
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