Ouderkirk John P, Bekhor David, Turett Glenn S, Murali Raj
Infectious Diseases Section, Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Feb 15;38(4):e36-7. doi: 10.1086/381438. Epub 2004 Jan 23.
Medicinal leeches have an important and expanding role in medicine, but infection can complicate their use. We describe a unique case of Aeromonas meningitis associated with the use of leech therapy to salvage a skin flap after central nervous system surgery.
医用水蛭在医学领域发挥着重要且不断扩大的作用,但感染会使其应用变得复杂。我们描述了一例独特的气单胞菌性脑膜炎病例,该病例与在中枢神经系统手术后使用水蛭疗法挽救皮瓣有关。