The emergency management of a medicinal leech bite

Stephen L. Adams

doi:10.1016/S0196-0644(89)80422-6

The emergency management of a medicinal leech bite

Stephen L. Adams^*

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	316-319
Number of pages	4
Journal	Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0196-0644(89)80422-6
State	Published - Mar 1989

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bite
leech

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