Pediatric Vulvar Bleeding due to Leech Infestation: A Case Report
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Hajar ZIAEI HEZARJARIBI
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Mahdi FAKHAR
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Rezvan YALVEH
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Sayed Abdollah MOUSAVI
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Elham Sadat BANIMOSTAFAVI
Abstract
Leech infestation most frequently occurs in upper body cavities of children including pharynx, nose and esophagus and, more rarely, the vagina and vulva. Here we describe a 6-yr-old girl with vulvar bleeding caused by leech infestation that referred to the Emergency unit of the Booali Sina Hospital in Sari, Iran in Sep 2015. She had a history of swimming in a pond prior to the occurrence. The leech infestation particularly vulvar involvement among young girls is extremely rare and yet neglected event in the world.
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| Issue | Vol 13 No 4 (2018) | |
| Section | Case Report(s) | |
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