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Leech in the Nose – an unusual cause of epistaxis

Leech is an uncommon nasal foreign body, which can cause epistaxis. It is an aquatic segmental worm living in fresh water most commonly in tropical areas. Once it is attached in the nose, it will secrete an anticoagulant enzyme named hirudin, and that will result in continuous bleeding more than fro...

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Pubblicato in:Malays Fam Physician
Autori principali: Zainuddin, N, Nair, P, Razali, F
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Academy of Family Physician of Malaysia 2016
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5408876/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28461857
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