Singhal Surinder K, Dass Arjun
Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Government Medical College, Sector-32, 160 047 Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Apr;54(2):154-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02968741.
Foreign bodies are a common cause of unilateral epistaxis in children. Both animate: and inanimate foreign bodies are commonly found but, leech as a cause of epistaxis is rare. Cases of leech infestation have been reported in the past but infrequently. Here we report an unusual case of bilateral epistaxis in a four years old child who had infestation with multiple live leeches.
异物是儿童单侧鼻出血的常见原因。常见的异物包括有生命的和无生命的，但水蛭作为鼻出血的原因较为罕见。过去曾有过水蛭感染的病例报告，但并不常见。在此，我们报告一例不寻常的病例，一名4岁儿童双侧鼻出血，鼻腔内有多个活水蛭寄生。
