Literature DB >> 26817000

Hirudotherapy in Medicine and Dentistry.

Kunal Jha1, Aarti Garg2, Ridhi Narang3, Sunanda Das4.   

Abstract

The concept of Unani medicine is based on balancing body humours, the imbalance of which causes diseases. The application of leech therapy in medical and dental science is well recognized. Although easy and non-invasive, complications also exist. The article aims to presents a brief review on the applications of leech therapy. The physiological effect, along with its therapeutic role in cancer, diabetes and dentistry have been underlined. Complications of leech therapy have also been dealt with.

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Keywords:  Bloodletting; Hirudin; Leech therapy; Unani medicine

Year:  2015        PMID： 26817000      PMCID： PMC4717768          DOI： 10.7860/JCDR/2015/16670.6918

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Diagn Res        ISSN： 0973-709X


  13 in total

1.  Leech therapy: a history.

Authors:  John M Hyson
Journal:  J Hist Dent       Date:  2005-03

2.  Uses of leeches and leech saliva in clinical practice.

Authors:  K Godfrey
Journal:  Nurs Times       Date:  1997 Feb 26-Mar 4

Review 3.  Indications and complications of medicinal leech therapy.

Authors:  C L Haycox; P B Odland; M D Coltrera; G J Raugi
Journal:  J Am Acad Dermatol       Date:  1995-12       Impact factor: 11.527

4.  The use of leeches in a case of post-operative life-threatening macroglossia.

Authors:  I M Smeets; I Engelberts
Journal:  J Laryngol Otol       Date:  1995-05       Impact factor: 1.469

Review 5.  Clinical and scientific considerations in leech therapy for the management of acute venous congestion: an updated review.

Authors:  A B Weinfeld; E Yuksel; S Boutros; D H Gura; M Akyurek; J D Friedman
Journal:  Ann Plast Surg       Date:  2000-08       Impact factor: 1.539

Review 6.  Leeching in the history--a review.

Authors:  Younis Munshi; Irfat Ara; Huma Rafique; Zahoor Ahmad
Journal:  Pak J Biol Sci       Date:  2008-07-01

7.  Historical Article: Hirudo medicinalis: ancient origins of, and trends in the use of medicinal leeches throughout history.

Authors:  I S Whitaker; J Rao; D Izadi; P E Butler
Journal:  Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg       Date:  2004-04       Impact factor: 1.651

8.  The medicinal leech and its use in plastic surgery: a possible cause for infection.

Authors:  M R Whitlock; P M O'Hare; R Sanders; N C Morrow
Journal:  Br J Plast Surg       Date:  1983-04

9.  Sustained bleeding after a leech bite in the apparent absence of hirudin.

Authors:  R Munro; F O Hechtel; R T Sawyer
Journal:  Thromb Haemost       Date:  1989-06-30       Impact factor: 5.249

10.  Leech therapy for epidermoid cysts and review of the literature.

Authors:  Abbas Rasi; Alireza Faghihi; Mirhadi Aziz Jalali; Abbas Zamanian; Gholamhossein Ghaffarpour
Journal:  Adv Biomed Res       Date:  2014-03-31
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  2 in total

1.  Leech Therapy for Treating Priapism: Case Report.

Authors:  Sayed Aladdin Asgari; Sadeq Rostami; Mojtaba Teimoori
Journal:  Iran J Public Health       Date:  2017-07       Impact factor: 1.429

Review 2.  Complications of leech therapy.

Authors:  Matineh Pourrahimi; Mojtaba Abdi; Roshanak Ghods
Journal:  Avicenna J Phytomed       Date:  2020 May-Jun
  2 in total

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