Adams S L
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
Ann Emerg Med. 1989 Mar;18(3):316-9. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80422-6.
Leeches have been used as a medicinal remedy for years untold. Recently, there appears to have been a resurgence in the use of the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis. Presented is the case of a patient who called the emergency department for advice concerning the management of a bleeding leech bite. We discuss briefly the pharmacologically active salivary contents of the leech and an approach to the emergency therapy of a medicinal leech bite.
多年来，水蛭一直被用作药物治疗。最近，药用蚂蟥（欧洲医蛭）的使用似乎再度兴起。本文介绍了一名患者致电急诊科咨询水蛭叮咬出血处理建议的病例。我们简要讨论了水蛭具有药理活性的唾液成分以及药用水蛭叮咬的紧急治疗方法。
