Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri

Mukhtar Ahmad Khan; Pooja Gadgotra; Vijay Gupta; Arindam Gupta

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doi: 10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri

Mukhtar Ahmad Khan, Pooja Gadgotra, Vijay Gupta, Arindam Gupta.

Abstract
Leech invasion into a bodily cavity or orifice is known as hirudiniasis. This article’s objective is to explain an uncommon cause of epistaxis brought on by a leech infestation in the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, or oropharynx in the hilly Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, as well as how to manage it. This retrospective case series consisted of seven cases. All the cases present with unilateral epistaxis. Anterior rhinoscopy with or without endoscope reveal smooth, grayish-black mobile leech inside nasal cavity, nasopharynx, or oropharynx which was removed by suction or forcep.

Key words: Leech; Nasal Cavity; Epistaxis; Anterior Rhinoscopy

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Khan MA, Gadgotra P, Gupta V, Gupta A. Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2022; 12(11): 1972-1974. doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

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Khan MA, Gadgotra P, Gupta V, Gupta A. Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri. https://www.njppp.com/?mno=119937 [Access: March 15, 2024]. doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

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Khan MA, Gadgotra P, Gupta V, Gupta A. Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2022; 12(11): 1972-1974. doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

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Khan MA, Gadgotra P, Gupta V, Gupta A. Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. (2022), [cited March 15, 2024]; 12(11): 1972-1974. doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

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Khan, M. A., Gadgotra, . P., Gupta, . V. & Gupta, . A. (2022) Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol, 12 (11), 1972-1974. doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

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Khan, Mukhtar Ahmad, Pooja Gadgotra, Vijay Gupta, and Arindam Gupta. 2022. Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 12 (11), 1972-1974. doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

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Khan, Mukhtar Ahmad, Pooja Gadgotra, Vijay Gupta, and Arindam Gupta. "Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 12 (2022), 1972-1974. doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

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Khan, Mukhtar Ahmad, Pooja Gadgotra, Vijay Gupta, and Arindam Gupta. "Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 12.11 (2022), 1972-1974. Print. doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

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Khan, M. A., Gadgotra, . P., Gupta, . V. & Gupta, . A. (2022) Leech infestation: Our experience at Government Medical College, Rajouri. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 12 (11), 1972-1974. doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.104812022014102022

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