Unusual vaginal bleeding due to a leech bite in a girl from a tropical area: A case report

Unusual vaginal bleeding due to a leech bite in a girl from a tropical area: A case report

This study describes the isolation of a leech following the presentation of unusual vaginal bleeding. Vaginal bleeding in children due to a leech bite is very rare. This is the first report of severe bleeding in a virgin 14-year-old girl from Mashhad, Iran due to the presence of a leech in the vagin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2019-01, Vol.52, p.e20180425
Hauptverfasser: Hasanzadeh, Malihe, Zarrinfar, Hossein, Najjari, Mohsen
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Sprache:eng
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Bleeding
Leech bite
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Vagina
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Zusammenfassung:This study describes the isolation of a leech following the presentation of unusual vaginal bleeding. Vaginal bleeding in children due to a leech bite is very rare. This is the first report of severe bleeding in a virgin 14-year-old girl from Mashhad, Iran due to the presence of a leech in the vagina.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0425-2018