Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2012; 28 (3): 543-545
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ABSTRACT
Aquatic leech infestation of larynx involvement is very rare and may be life threatening due to airway obstruction. This article presents a case of hemoptysis, dyspnea and melena caused by the laryngeal localization of a leech. Endoscopic evaluation of our patient has shown a leech stuck on the laryngeal surface of epiglottis hanging down to the rima glottis. We present a patient with laryngeal leech who was a shepherd in the southeast region of Turkey
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Méditerranée orientale
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Anglais
Texte intégral:
Pak. J. Med. Sci.
Année:
2012
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