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Case Report • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 52 • 2019 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0425-2018   copy

Unusual vaginal bleeding due to a leech bite in a girl from a tropical area: A case report

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Abstract

This study describes the isolation of a leech following the presentation of unusual vaginal bleeding. Vaginal bleeding in children due to a leech bite is very rare. This is the first report of severe bleeding in a virgin 14-year-old girl from Mashhad, Iran due to the presence of a leech in the vagina.

Keywords:
Leech bite; Bleeding; Vagina

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