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Intraperitoneal leech: A rare complication of leech bite
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2011 An intraperitoneal leech, which entered through vagina and uterus in a 2-year-old girl is reported. The child presented with intraperitoneal hemorrhage and shock. A leech inside the peritoneal cavity has never been reported in the literature.
Manoj Saha, Sedengulie Nagi
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Gut microbiota and metabolic function in leeches with distinct feeding niches [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground The gut microbiota has co-evolved with its host and plays a vital role in maintaining physiological homeostasis and health. Understanding the composition of microbial communities in leech guts may reveal important insights into their ...
Xiangrong Tong +9 more
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Two extensions of Leech labeling to the class of all graphs
AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics, 2022 Let [Formula: see text] be a tree of order n and let [Formula: see text] be an injective edge labeling of T. The weight of a path P is the sum of the labels of the edges of P and is denoted by [Formula: see text] If the set of weights of the [Formula ...
Aparna Lakshmanan S, S Arumugam
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Development of Leech extract as a therapeutic agent: A chronological review
Pharmacological Research Modern Chinese MedicineIntroduction: Leech extract contains many identified bioactive substances which have a variety of biological effects. Leech extract was discovered in the late 19th century and since then many pharmaceutical products have been produced using leech extract
Mohamed Alaama +2 more
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A rare case of upper airway obstruction due to laryngeal leech infestation in a 1-year-old child [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsLeech infestation of the upper airway is a rare but potentially life-threatening event, particularly in young children from rural areas exposed to untreated water sources.
Tsion Haile Woldemariam +6 more
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Evaluation of leech therapy in flap venous congestion [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2021 Background: One of the common problems in flap surgery is venous congestion. The literature contains a plethora of alternative procedures to surgical revision for dealing with this issue. The leech therapy is one of these procedures. In the present study,
Mohamed Almarakby +3 more
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Cellulitis Caused by Hirudo orientalis Bites That Lead to an Allergic reaction
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2022 The allergic reaction due to leech bites is frequently reported due to complications of leech therapy and also unwanted leech infestation. Regularly, the urticarial papules are common, and itching lasts less than 24 h. In the case of leech biting, dermal
Mohsen Najjari +2 more
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Chromosome-level Dinobdella ferox genome provided a molecular model for its specific parasitism
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Dinobdella ferox is the most frequently reported leech species parasitizing the mammalian nasal cavity. However, the molecular mechanism of this special parasitic behavior has remained largely unknown. Methods PacBio long-read sequencing, next-
Jiang-Wei Gao +7 more
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A Rare and Unusual Cause of Epistaxis
Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Leeches are blood sucking parasites of the phylum Amelida subgroup Hirudinea. Leech infestation is known as hirudiniasis. Endoparasitic infestation by leech is rarely reported in literature.
Ajay Mallick, Vijay Bhalla, Ravi Roy
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Untangling human milk oligosaccharides and infant gut microbiome
iScience, 2022 Summary: The developing gut microbiome in infancy plays a key role in shaping the host immune system and metabolic state, and human milk is the main factor influencing its composition. Human milk does not only serve to feed the baby, but also to help the
Andrea C. Masi, Christopher J. Stewart
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