An unusual cause of hemoptysis: a leech

We report an exceptional case of hemoptysis observed in a 71-year-old woman with an uneventful past history. After 48 hours of admission, the patient spontaneously expelled a leech from the nose. The parasite was examined in parasitology laboratory, which confirmed the hemiptera. The infestation of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revue de pneumologie clinique 2012-10, Vol.68 (5), p.327
Hauptverfasser:	Hanim, F Z, Bourkadi, J E, Cherkaoui, F Z, Soualhi, M, Zahraoui, R, Marc, K, Benamour, J, Iraqi, G
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Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Aged Animals Diagnosis, Differential Female Foreign Bodies - complications Foreign Bodies - diagnosis Hemoptysis - diagnosis Hemoptysis - etiology Humans Leeches - physiology Parasitic Diseases - complications Parasitic Diseases - diagnosis Remission, Spontaneous Respiratory Tract Diseases - diagnosis Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology
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