Singh Manpreet, Kumar Amit, Kumar Adarsh, Tyagi Som P, Wadhawan Rishu
Masters of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, India.
Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, India.
Front Vet Sci. 2022 Jul 29;9:881581. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.881581. eCollection 2022.
A non-descript male dog was presented with symptoms, such as chronic recurrent epistaxis, sneezing, and episodes of nasal leech infestation from the past 3 months. The dog was subjected to basic clinical examination, hemato-biochemistry test, and radiographic examination before rhinoscopy. Rhinoscopy was performed with Karl Storz's 5-mm video-otoscope under general anesthesia. Leech infestation in the nasal cavity was found to be the cause of the epistaxis under rhinoscopic examination. The endoscopic guided retrieval of the leech from both the nostrils was successfully done with help of grasping forceps without any major complication. The video-otoscope-guided retrieval of nasal leeches was quite convenient and also provide the exact localization of the nasal leech.
一只外貌普通的雄性犬出现了诸如慢性反复鼻出血、打喷嚏以及过去3个月内多次鼻腔水蛭寄生等症状。在进行鼻镜检查前，对该犬进行了基本临床检查、血液生化检测和放射检查。在全身麻醉下，使用卡尔·史托斯5毫米视频耳镜进行鼻镜检查。鼻镜检查发现鼻腔水蛭寄生是鼻出血的原因。在内窥镜引导下，借助抓钳成功地从两个鼻孔取出了水蛭，未出现任何重大并发症。视频耳镜引导下取出鼻腔水蛭非常方便，还能提供鼻腔水蛭的确切位置。
