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Journal of Orthopaedic ReportsIntroduction: Septic arthritis caused by primitive leech therapy is an unusual and infrequent occurrence. Detecting this condition late can cause serious problems like joint damage and reduced mobility.
M. Jyothiprasanth +4 more
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Aeromonas Meningitis Complicating Medicinal Leech Therapy [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2004 Abstract Medicinal leeches have an important and expanding role in medicine, but infection can complicate their use. We describe a unique case of Aeromonas meningitis associated with the use of leech therapy to salvage a skin flap after central nervous system surgery.
John P, Ouderkirk +3 more
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Methicillin-Resistant Following Leech Application at a Congested Flap after a Mastectomy [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2017 Medical leech therapy is a treatment for the venous congestion of tissue flaps, grafts, and replants. We report a case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) following leech application at a congested flap after mastectomy.
Kun Hwang, Hyung Mook Kim, Yeon Soo Kim
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Effect of Leech therapy in the management of Psoriasis
Journal of Research in Traditional Medicine, 2018 Background: Psoriasis is a disorder of skin which affects nearly 1-2% of people worldwide and approximately about 1% in India. The exact cause of the disease is still unclear however strong genetic predisposition of the disease is seen.
Arsheed Iqbal +4 more
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Journal of Vector Borne DiseasesBackground & 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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Controversy: Hirudotherapy (Leech Therapy) as an Alternative Treatment for Osteoarthritis
Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2016 Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease found in the elderly. Drug options that are recommended by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon (AAOS) are acetaminophen, NSAIDs, tramadol, capscaicin and intraarticular ...
Felicia Gunawan +3 more
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Host Matters: Medicinal Leech Digestive-Tract Symbionts and their Pathogenic Potential
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Digestive-tract microbiota exert tremendous influence over host health. Host-symbiont model systems are studied to investigate how symbioses are initiated and maintained, as well as to identify host processes affected by resident microbiota.
Jeremiah Marden +4 more
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Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection & Critical Care, 2007 P. Daniel Ward, Shan R. Baker
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Leech therapy for epidermoid cysts and review of the literature
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2014 Hirudo medicinalis sucks blood directly through the external mammalian skin. We recently observed a healthy 64-year-old Iranian man, who presented with numerous asymptomatic multilobular oval-to-round well-defined 0.5 to 1.5 cm cystic lesions with ...
Abbas Rasi +4 more
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Management of recurrent nasal vestibular furunculosis by jalaukāvacaraṇa and palliative treatment
Ancient Science of Life, 2017 Nasal vestibular furunculosis is a common bacterial skin infection among the general population mostly affecting adults and children.It is characterized by acute localized infection of hair follicle in the skin lining of the nasal vestibule caused by ...
Amol Sudhakar Kadu +2 more
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