2002
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5876(02)00041-1
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A nasopharyngeal mass: leech in the nasopharynx

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“…After the contaminated water is drunk, the leech may adhere to anywhere along the upper aerodigestive tract. Possible areas are the nasal cavity, oropharynx and hypopharynx, larynx, trachea, and esophagus (2)(3)(4).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…After the contaminated water is drunk, the leech may adhere to anywhere along the upper aerodigestive tract. Possible areas are the nasal cavity, oropharynx and hypopharynx, larynx, trachea, and esophagus (2)(3)(4).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They may cause epistaxis, haematemesis, hemoptysis or even anemia according to the exact site of the infestation. Leeches can ingest blood up to approximately nine times their own body weight 8 . Leeches affix firmly to the mucous membrane by its anterior sucker, and irrigation hypertonic sodiumchloride solution, glycemine phervice, and lidocaine have been reported to detach a leech from the mucosa.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Siddiquie and colleagues 11 reported severe anemia requiring packed cell transfusion and nasal infection caused by leech. Bilgen 8 reported leech caused recurrent epistaxis during 4 months. Kaygusuz et al 12 reported four patients with laryngeal leech infestation presenting as stridor and dyspnea 13 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nazofarenkse yerleştiğinde juvenil nazofaringeal anjiofibrom, nazal polip ve nazofaringeal neoplazm semptomlarını taklit edebilmektedir. Tükrüğünde salgılanan hirudin ve kapiller vazokonstrüksüyonu engelleyen histamin benzeri maddeler ile devamlı mukozal kanamalara neden olabilirler (7)(8)(9). Mukozal membrana tutunduğunda ortalama ağırlığının %80-90'ı kadar kan emebilir.…”
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