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Nasal leech infestation causing persistent epistaxis

Foreign bodies in the nasal cavity are commonly encountered as a cause of epistaxis; however, nasal leech infestation as a cause of unilateral persistent epistaxis is very rare. Examination of nasal cavity revealed fleshy material in the left nostril, which was identified as leech. The leech was rem...

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Main Author: Sarathi, Kalra
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162716/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21887037
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.83875
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