Journals / Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi / 2015 / Cilt: 39 - Sayı: 4

Ağız Tabanı Üzerinde Nadir Bir Kanama Nedeni: Sülük İnfestasyonu

An Unusual Cause of Bleeding on the Floor of Mouth: Leech Infestation

Pages
323–325
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Accordingly, leech infestation must be considered in differential diagnosis when a patient complains of spitting of blood, hoarseness, or dysphagia

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Objective & Hypothesis:Leech infestation is a very rare phenomenon in humans.
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Key Findings & Data:A 10-year-old child was referred to the emergency service of a city hospital with a complaint of swelling in the floor of the mouth and spitting of blood.
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Conclusion & Impact:Accordingly, leech infestation must be considered in differential diagnosis when a patient complains of spitting of blood, hoarseness, or dysphagia
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Abstract

Leech infestation is a very rare phenomenon in humans. It mostly occurs in humans when rural untreated water is drunk or while swimming in streams or lakes. When leeches adhere to the mucous membrane, they ingest blood. Thus, they can sometimes cause severe anemia that may require blood transfusion. We report a case that was referred to emergency service with bleeding in the floor of the mouth. A 10-year-old child was referred to the emergency service of a city hospital with a complaint of swelling in the floor of the mouth and spitting of blood. The patient was promptly taken to the operating room. Using local anesthesia, a surgical incision was made, and a moving, dark brown foreign body was removed from the floor of the mouth and identified as a leech. Leech endoparasitism should be considered as a cause of unexplained anemia due to bleeding from the throat. Accordingly, leech infestation must be considered in differential diagnosis when a patient complains of spitting of blood, hoarseness, or dysphagia

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Sülük infestasyonu insanlarda çok nadir görülen bir olgudur. Sıklıkla kırsal bölgede yaşayan işlenmemiş su içen veya dere ve akarsularda yüzen insanlarda görülür. Sülükler mukozal membranlara bağlanarak kan yutarlar. Bu nedenle bazen kan transfüzyonu gerektirebilen ciddi anemiye neden olabilirler. Bu olgu sunumunda ağız tabanında kanama ile acil servise başvuran bir hasta sunulmuştur. 10 yaşında bir çocuk ağız tabanında şişlik ve kan tükürme şikayeti ile devlet hastanesi acil servisine başvurdu. Hasta hemen ameliyathaneye alındı. Lokal anestezi ile cerrahi insizyon yapılarak koyu kahverengi yabancı cisim dikkatli bir şekilde çıkarıldı ve çıkarılan bu yabancı cismin sülük olduğu görüldü. Sülük endoparazitizm boğazda kanama yaparak açıklanamayan anemiye neden olabilir. Bu nedenle kan tükürme, ses kısıklığı ve yutma güçlüğü şikayeti ile başvuran bir hastada sülük infestasyonu ayırıcı tanıda düşünülmelidir

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GENCER, Z. K., ÖZKIRIŞ, M., SARI, K., KANTEKİN, Y. (2022). Ağız Tabanı Üzerinde Nadir Bir Kanama Nedeni: Sülük İnfestasyonu. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 39 - Sayı: 4, 323–325. https://ajindex.com/articles/630201

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