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A rare cause of respiratory distress and hemopytsis: Laryngeal leech infestation
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نویسنده
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Ulkumen Burak ,Yilmaz Serif
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منبع
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pakistan journal of medical sciences - 2012 - دوره : 28 - شماره : 3 - صفحه:543 -545
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چکیده
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Aquatic leech infestation of larynx involvement is very rare and may be life threatening due to airway obstruction. this article presents a case of hemoptysis, dyspnea and melena caused by the laryngeal localization of a leech. endoscopic evaluation of our patient has shown a leech stuck on the laryngeal surface of epiglottis hanging down to the rima glottis. we present a patient with laryngeal leech who was a shepherd in the southeast region of turkey.
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کلیدواژه
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Leeches ,Larynx ,Foreign bodies ,Airway obstruction ,Dyspnea ,Hemoptysis
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آدرس
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Ozel Batman Dunya Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Turkey, Ozel Batman Dunya Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Turkey
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پست الکترونیکی
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drburak@gmail.com
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