Presentation
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 6(2): 83-86, 2006 Gallstone ileus presenting with hematemesis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 66(3): 596-7; Discussion 597, 2007 Testicular tumor presenting as hematemesis. [eurekamag.com]
A 75 years old lady from the Dhaherah Province, Oman, presented at Ibri Hospital, complaining from abnormal vaginal bleeding. Histopathological investigations of a cervical biopsy revealed no atypical features. [squ.pure.elsevier.com]
Over 3 years, at Combined Military Hospital Muzaffarabad, and Combined Military Hospital Abbottabad, we have dealt with 38 such cases presenting with epistaxis where the cause was found to be leech infestation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Abstract Objective: To assess the common mode of presentation and sites of lodgment in cases of nasal leech infestation. Design: Descriptive study. [pafmj.org]
Živić, Ivana; Radosavljević, Tijana; Stojanović, Katarina; Petrović, Andjeljko // Aquatic Ecology;Mar2016, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p101 A letter to the editor is presented in response to a article by P. Trontelj and S. Y. [connection.ebscohost.com]
Entire Body System
- Pain
Other jellyfish Other jellyfish can produce painful stings. Remove any remaining adherent tentacles by washing with water, and then apply ice packs to relieve the pain. [childrens.health.qld.gov.au]
pain mechanisms and rehabilitation pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of opioid and anti-prostanoid analgesic agents the relevance of drug stereochemistry in anaesthesia and pain management studies of release and blockade of pain-producing chemicals [sydney.edu.au]
Symptoms include Blood in your urine A frequent urge to urinate Pain when you urinate Low back pain Risk factors for developing bladder cancer include smoking and exposure to certain chemicals in the workplace. [medical-dictionary.com]
The bite from fire ants and the sting from bees, wasps, and hornets are most often painful. Bites caused by mosquitoes, fleas, and mites are more likely to cause itching than pain. [medlineplus.gov]
[…] water (leech enters nares or mouth), wading in deep water (enters genitourinary tract) Clinical Manifestations in People Attaches to nasopharynx, pharynx, esophagus, occasionally deeper in respiratory tract, or in genitourinary tract; pressure and/or pain [onehealthsd.org]
- Sepsis
Neoplasm nerve newborn nondisplaced nontraumatic obstetrical trauma obstruction organ Osteochondrosis pelvic percent third degree posterior postprocedural prosthesis psychogenic F45.8 pulmonary Puncture region renal respiratory second degree secondary sepsis [books.google.com]
Animal-Related Fatalities-Part II: Characteristic Autopsy Findings and Variable Causes of Death Associated with Envenomation, Poisoning, Anaphylaxis, Asphyxiation, and Sepsis. Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 57, Issue. 2, p. 375. [cambridge.org]
Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820. 62 Karatas E...Dernekbasi S 35780744 2022 21 Study on the regulatory effect of leech peptide HE-D on macrophages in atherosclerosis by transcriptome sequencing. 62 Wang K...Song S 35589020 2022 22 Lethal Aeromonas veronii Sepsis [malacards.org]
- Intermittent Claudication
claudication intestine intracranial joint joint prosthesis kidney knee laceration lacrimal lower limb lung malignant molar pregnancy multiple muscle Neoplasm nerve newborn nondisplaced nontraumatic obstetrical trauma obstruction organ Osteochondrosis [books.google.com]
- Fatigue
Some common side effects are fatigue, nausea, vomiting, pain, and hair loss. There are ways to prevent or control some side effects. Talk with your health care provider about how to manage them. [medical-dictionary.com]
Cardiovascular
- Hypertension
[…] contusion cornea device Diabetes diagnosis disease classified elsewhere disease or syndrome Disorder displaced duct ectopic or molar embolism external cause eyelid female finger foot foreign body Fracture gallbladder genital gland heart hemorrhage hepatic Hypertension [books.google.com]
In the presence of hypertension which may be related to catecholamine induced auto-nomic storm, prazosin may be the drug of choice for children in Maharashtra whereas the complications as reported from Andhra Pradesh are related to consumptive coagulo-pathy [indianpediatrics.net]
Though a variant species of leeches, Hirudo medicinalis, have been used in the field of medicine and surgery to suck blood from the patients [3] for the treatment of various conditions like hypertension or for keeping the flaps viable, parasitic infestation [ejo.springeropen.com]
Eyes
- Lacrimation
[…] eyelid female finger foot foreign body Fracture gallbladder genital gland heart hemorrhage hepatic Hypertension idiopathic implant infarction infection Injury intermittent claudication intestine intracranial joint joint prosthesis kidney knee laceration lacrimal [books.google.com]
Musculoskeletal
- Contusion
Elsevier معاينة محدودة - 2018 عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة abdomen abnormal Abscess abuse acquired acute ankle artery benign Bite bone brain breast cardiac cell cerebral cervical cervix chronic complication NEC condition congenital connective tissue Continued contusion [books.google.com]
Alle anzeigen » Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen abdomen abnormal Abscess abuse acquired acute ankle artery benign Bite bone brain breast cardiac cell cerebral cervical cervix chronic complication NEC condition congenital connective tissue Continued contusion [books.google.de]
- Fracture
NEC condition congenital connective tissue Continued contusion cornea device Diabetes diagnosis disease classified elsewhere disease or syndrome Disorder displaced duct ectopic or molar embolism external cause eyelid female finger foot foreign body Fracture [books.google.com]
Skin
- Ulcer
Bites may become infected or ulcerate. internal hirudiniasis A condition resulting from accidental ingestion of leeches in drinking water. They may attach themselves to the wall of the pharynx, nasal cavity, or larynx. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
[…] pulmonary Puncture region renal respiratory second degree secondary sepsis sinus skin specified NEC specified site NEC specified type NEC spinal status epilepticus subacute subcategory superficial syphilitic Table of drugs thoracic traumatic tuberculous ulcer [books.google.com]
One of the most clinically significant spiders is the recluse spider, whose bite can progress to ulcerating dermonecrosis at the bite site. Brown recluse spiders are part of the genus Loxosceles. [podiatrytoday.com]
[…] latum A5132Syphilitic alopecia A5139Other secondary syphilis of skin A630Anogenital (venereal) warts A660Initial lesions of yaws A661Multiple papillomata and wet crab yaws A662Other early skin lesions of yaws A663Hyperkeratosis of yaws A664Gummata and ulcers [cms.gov]
- Dermatitis
B88 Other infestations B88.0 Other acariasis Inclusion term(s): Acarine dermatitis Dermatitis due to Demodex species Dermatitis due to Dermanyssus gallinae Dermatitis due to Liponyssoides sanguineus Trombiculosis B88.1 Tungiasis [sandflea infestation] [icd10coded.com]
dermatitis L218Other seborrheic dermatitis L219Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified L22Diaper dermatitis L230Allergic contact dermatitis due to metals L231Allergic contact dermatitis due to adhesives L232Allergic contact dermatitis due to cosmetics L233Allergic [cms.gov]
[…] bleeding in the affected area bruising in the affected area itching in the affected area burning in the affected area swelling in the affected area pain in the affected area irritation in the affected area redness in the affected area irritant contact dermatitis [tabletwise.net]
A Case Report. 62 Dolek UC...Gol M 36818053 2023 7 Phylogenetic relationships and species delimitation in Haemopis (Annelida: Hirudinea: Haemopidae). 62 Kvist S...Trontelj P 36283573 2023 8 Keratitis following leech therapy for periocular eczematous dermatitis [malacards.org]
- Larva Migrans
MS-DRG Reference DRG 606 MINOR SKIN DISORDERS WITH MCC DRG 607 MINOR SKIN DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes Hirudiniasis internal B83.4 Infestation B88.9 helminth B83.9 hirudiniasis, internal B83.4 Sibling Codes B83.0 Visceral larva [rxdb.com]
migrans B83.1 - Gnathostomiasis B83.2 - Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis B83.3 - Syngamiasis B83.4 - Internal hirudiniasis B83.8 - Other specified helminthiases B83.9 - Helminthiasis, unspecified Contact About Portuguese [icd-code.org]
Similar Codes ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description B83 Other helminthiases B83.0 Visceral larva migrans B83.1 Gnathostomiasis B83.2 Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis B83.3 Syngamiasis B83.8 Other specified helminthiases B83.9 Helminthiasis [healthprovidersdata.com]
migrans B83.1 Gnathostomiasis B83.2 Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis B83.4 Internal hirudiniasis B83.8 Other specified helminthiases B83.9 Helminthiasis, unspecified B85 Pediculosis and phthiriasis B85.0 Pediculosis due to Pediculus [icd10data.com]
migrans B83.2 Angiostrongyliasis due to Parastrongylus cantonensis B83.4 Internal hirudiniasis B83.8 Other specified helminthiases B83.9 Helminthiasis, unspecified B85 Pediculosis and phthiriasis B85.0 Pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus capitis B85.1 [codelay.com]
- Eruptions
Amebiasis (Medical Encyclopedia) Amebic liver abscess (Medical Encyclopedia) Ascariasis (Medical Encyclopedia) Creeping eruption (Medical Encyclopedia) Stool ova and parasites exam (Medical Encyclopedia) Taeniasis (Medical Encyclopedia) [ Read More ] [icdlist.com]
[…] due to drugs and medicaments taken internally L271Localized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments taken internally L272Dermatitis due to ingested food L278Dermatitis due to other substances taken internally L279Dermatitis due to unspecified substance [cms.gov]
Psychiatrical
- Suggestibility
Although laryngeal hirudiniasis is rare in the developed world, it remains a possible cause of childhood airway obstruction, hemoptysis, and anemia which needs to be considered in patients with a suggestive history. Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Department and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal Additional information Copyright owner: Indian Society for Parasitology, 2016 Publication languages: English Data set: Springer Fields of science No field of science has been suggested [infona.pl]
suggestions for likely typos. Words found even if entered in conjugated or plural forms. All searches Talking dictionary. Chinese and English on most current browsers. Short phrases are parsed and the individual words translated. [yellowbridge.com]
These data suggest that ciprofloxacin monotherapy as a prophylaxis regimen prior to leech therapy may not be effective in preventing infection. Highly Cited This paper has 20 citations. [semanticscholar.org]
DNA differences between them, combined with known mutation rates, suggest a last common ancestor about 200 million years ago, when dinosaurs rose to Earthly dominance. An ancestor of T. rex may have swum up the other T. rex 's nose. [wired.com]
Neurologic
- Stroke
Click on the brush button to enter characters just by drawing them with the correct stroke order. Stroke order animation. Sample. [yellowbridge.com]
[…] bioavailability-based risk assessment of Cd in earthworms and leeches utilizing in vitro digestion/Caco-2 and MDCK cells. 62 Zuo TT...He LC 34859344 2022 35 Novel contact-kinin inhibitor sylvestin targets thromboinflammation and ameliorates ischemic stroke [malacards.org]
Workup
Shreya Agarwal You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Nimish Gupta You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Contributions SA was the operating ENT surgeon and NG was involved in the clinical and investigative workup [ejo.springeropen.com]
Treatment
Your treatment plan will depend on the cancer type, the chemotherapy drugs used, the treatment goal, and how your body responds. Chemotherapy may be given alone or with other treatments. You may get treatment every day, every week, or every month. [medical-dictionary.com]
Hirudin, the potent thrombin inhibitor of leech saliva, has been cloned and is used in the treatment of cardiological and hematological disorders. [scienceopen.com]
As part of their findings, the researchers may have also found a new treatment for the life threatening stings. [coastalfirstaid.com.au]
These treatments include antibiotics, glucocorticoids, hyperbaric oxygen, surgical intervention and nitroglycerin. Antibiotics. Dapsone (Aczone, Allergan) has been in use for several decades in the treatment of recluse spider bites. [podiatrytoday.com]
Below is the list of complications and problems that may arise if External hirudiniasis is left untreated: airway obstruction hemoptysis severe respiratory distress hematemesis Procedures for Treatment of External hirudiniasis The following procedures [tabletwise.net]
Etiology
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10coded.com]
[…] areas of the Uberabinha River. ( 15327164 ) De Campos Brites V.L....Rantin F.T. 2004 39 Aquatic leech infestation: a rare cause of severe anaemia in an adolescent Tanzanian girl. ( 15346909 ) KrA1ger C....Olsen O.H. 2004 40 Unexpected result in the etiological [malacards.org]
Unexpected result in the etiological approaching to an anemic case: A leech infestation. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol., 20: 547-550. PubMed | El-Awad, M.E. and K. Patil, 1990. Haematemesis due to leech infestation. Ann. Trop. Paediatr., 10: 61-62. [scialert.net]
The diagnosis of brown recluse spider bite is overused for dermonecrotic wounds of uncertain etiology. Ann Emerg Med. 2002;39(5):544-6. 11. Dominguez TJ. Ites not a spider bite, it’s community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. [podiatrytoday.com]
Epidemiology
[…] year-old man Author(s): 1, &, Mohammed Tatari 1, Jawad Hassnaoui 1, Reda Abada 1, Sami Rouadi 1, Mohammed Roubal 1, Mohammed Mahtar 1 Publication date (Electronic): 16 January 2017 Journal: The Pan African Medical Journal Publisher: The African Field Epidemiology [scienceopen.com]
It gives compreensive coverage of the epidemiology, aetiology, and mechanism of disease, as well as clear, unambiguous coverage of the diagnosis, practical management and prevention of the entire spectrum of medical disorders. [books.google.it]
Pathophysiology
There are major introductory sections on the scientific basis of disease; and in the system-based clinical sections genetic predisposition, pathophysiology, pathogenesis, molecular mechanisms, and cell biology are covered in depth for all significant [books.google.it]
Pathophysiology: The effects of leech infestation are dependent on the site of lodgment, degree and duration of obstruction. [scialert.net]
Prevention
A comprehensive review of the literature was performed to detail the prevention of leech attachment, as well as both anecdotal and studied methods of removal. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] of External hirudiniasis Yes, it may be possible to prevent External hirudiniasis. [tabletwise.net]
0% Emergent - ED Care Needed - Preventable/Avoidable - 0% Emergent - ED Care Needed - Not Preventable/Avoidable - 0% Primary diagnosis of injury 0% Primary diagnosis of mental health problems 0% Primary diagnosis of substance abuse 0% Primary diagnosis [medicbind.com]
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