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Case Reports
. 2005 Jul-Sep;17(3):82-3.

Nasal leech--a rare cause of severe anemia

Tahir Saeed Siddiqui  1 , Ihsan Qureshi, Tariq Saeed Mufti
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Case Reports

Nasal leech--a rare cause of severe anemia

Tahir Saeed Siddiqui et al. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2005 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Spontaneous epistaxis, nasal trauma and foreign bodies are common causes of nasal bleed in children. Epistaxis and haematemesis due to leeches have been reported in literature. Here we present a rare case of severe anemia caused by a single leech infestation of nasal cavity that required blood transfusion.

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