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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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| Udgivet i: | Malays Fam Physician |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Sprog: | Inglês |
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Academy of Family Physician of Malaysia
2016
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| Online adgang: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5408876/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28461857 |
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