Mucosal hirudiniasis presenting as palatal mass: A case report and review of the literature

This paper presents the case of a 5-year-old child who presented with an 15-day history of a swelling over the palatal region and blood stained saliva. Intraoral examination showed dark red circular mass rising from the hard palate. Diagnosis of mucosal hirudiniasis have been made. The parasite has...

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Published in:Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Main Authors: Bijou, Walid, Laababsi, Rabii, Lekhbal, Adil, Oukessou, Youssef, Rouadi, Sami, Abada, Reda, Roubal, Mohamed, Mahtar, Mohamed
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2020
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7718115/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33304577
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2020.11.072
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