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Globus Sensation Due to a Mobile Foreign Body in a 41-year-old Female.

Saman Vegari1, Mehdi Ghaffarlou, Leila Davarimajd, Samad Ej Golzari.   

Abstract

Leech infestation could be associated with wide range of complications including epistaxis, stridor, hemoptysis, globus sensation, hematemesis, and vaginal bleeding. In the present case report. , we introduce a case of leech infestation in a 41-year-old female presenting with chronic globus sensation, stridor, vomiting and dysphagia later diagnosed with leech infestation. Therefore, leech bites might be considered as a differential. Diagnosis of globus sensation in the endemic rural areas where in unhealthy water from natural sources is consumed without taking required hygienic precautions.

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Keywords:  Globus sensation; Leech; Stridor

Year:  2012        PMID: 24250978      PMCID: PMC3825345          DOI: 10.5681/jcvtr.2012.007

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Cardiovasc Thorac Res        ISSN: 2008-5117


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5.  Nasopharyngeal bleeding due to leech bites in a 9-month-old infant.

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6.  Nasal leech--a rare cause of severe anemia.

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7.  Aquatic leech infestation: a rare cause of severe anaemia in an adolescent Tanzanian girl.

Authors:  Carsten Krüger; Isaack Malleyeck; Ole H E Olsen
Journal:  Eur J Pediatr       Date:  2004-06       Impact factor: 3.183

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Authors:  B Hailemariam
Journal:  Ethiop Med J       Date:  1995-07

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Authors:  D B Cundall; S M Whitehead; F O Hechtel
Journal:  Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg       Date:  1986       Impact factor: 2.184

10.  Unusual cause of unilateral epistaxis: nasal leech infestation.

Authors:  A Ghimire; A Acharya
Journal:  JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc       Date:  2008 Jan-Mar       Impact factor: 0.406

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1.  A Case Report on Leech Infestation as a Cause of Severe Anemia in a 10-Month-Old Infant in Ethiopia.

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Journal:  Int Med Case Rep J       Date:  2021-02-18
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