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Unusual vaginal bleeding due to a leech bite in a girl from a tropical area: A case report

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019
This study describes the isolation of a leech following the presentation of unusual vaginal bleeding. Vaginal bleeding in children due to a leech bite is very rare.
Malihe Hasanzadeh, Hossein Zarrinfar, Mohsen Najjari   +2 more
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Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesion caused by Leishmania major using leech therapy in BALB/c mice

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Background & objectives: Amphotericin B, Allopurinol, Glucantime and Beta-Glucan are the main drugs currently used for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Leila Shirani-Bidabadi
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Hemiclepsis yangtzenensis (Clitellata: Glossiphoniidae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
We present the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a recently described new leech species named Hemiclepsis yangtzenensis Yang & Bolotov 2021 collected in central China.
Ti-Lin Yi, Meng-Ting Pei, Zhi-Wei Xu, Dai-Qing Yang   +3 more
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Mammal mitogenomics from invertebrate‐derived DNA

Environmental DNA, 2023
The metabarcoding of vertebrate DNA found in invertebrate‐derived DNA (iDNA) has proven a powerful tool for monitoring biodiversity. To date, iDNA has primarily been used to detect the presence/absence of particular taxa using metabarcoding, though ...
Renita Danabalan, Kevin Merkel, Ida Bærholm Schnell, Mimi Arandjelovic, Christophe Boesch, Gregory Brazzola, Paula Dieguez, Jef Dupain, Magloire Kambale‐Vyalengerera, Hjalmar S. Kühl, Constanze Hoffmann, Juan Lapuente, Van Ngoc Thinh, Fee Zimmermann, Fabian H. Leendertz, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Christian Roos, Camila Mazzoni, Jan F. Gogarten, Sébastien Calvignac‐Spencer   +19 more
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Development of a mitochondrial mini-barcode and its application in metabarcoding for identification of leech in traditional Chinese medicine

Scientific Reports
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the medicinal leech is vital for treatments to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis. However, the prevalence of counterfeit leech products in the market undermines the quality and efficacy of these ...
Chenfeng Shi, Yuhan Guo, Lijuan Yao, Yunhui Xu, Jing Zhou, Moli Hua   +5 more
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Evaluating the Anti-leech Activity of Methanolic Extract of Matricaria chamomilla L at Compared with Ivermectin, Mebendasole, Praziquantel, Rafoxanide, Febantel and Albendasole

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2011
Background: More than 650 types of leech have been recognized in the world that 50 types of these nutrition of blood mammals. So far in the different Nations Pharmacopeia  not registered drug  for treatment of complications with leech in the world ...
Mahmoud Bahmanni, Mohammad Reza Mokhber Dezfouli, Zohreh Eftekhari, Ava Mohsenzadeghan, Zahra Nazem Boukaei   +4 more
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A potential model of national forest co-management: History of aspen management on the Leech Lake Reservation and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota

Trees, Forests and People
Aspen exists as the most abundant and industrially important forest type in contemporary Minnesota. Historically, the species was seen as economically undesirable yet saw prolific increases in abundance due to pine harvest and fire.
Tyler S. Gifford, Michael J. Dockry, Douglas P. Thompson, John M. Zobel   +3 more
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Case of buerger's disease Improve by Gi-Chim Treatment (Leech Therapy)

Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2009
Objective : The purpose of this case is to show a case of buerger's disease improved by leech therapy. Methods : The patient received Leech Therapy and Oreintal medical therapy(acupunture and herb medicine).
Kwak Byung-min, Hong Kwon-eui
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Globus Sensation Due to a Mobile Foreign Body in a 41-year-old Female

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2012
Leech infestation could be associated with wide range of complications including epistax-is, stridor, hemoptysis, globus sensation, hematemesis, and vaginal bleeding. In the present case report. , we introduce a case of leech infestation in a 41-year-old
Saman Vegari, Mehdi Ghaffarlou, Leila Davarimajd, Samad EJ Golzari   +3 more
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Jalaukāvacaraṇa (Hirudo therapy) in the management of necrosed index finger due to crush injury

Ancient Science of Life, 2018
Necrosis of tissue has become the challenging case, considering the difficulties of its management to bring back the normalcy of dead tissue. Treatment choice in surgery ends up with amputation of the affected part which leads to depression to a patient.
Dudhamal Tukaram Sambhaji, Komang Sudarmi   +1 more
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