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| Title |
Severe anemia due to pharyngeal leech infestation; a case report from Ethiopia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Surgery, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12893-017-0298-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nebiyu Shitaye, Segenet Shibabaw |
| Abstract |
Leeches are rare blood-sucking endoparasites. Swimming in streams and ponds as well as drinking contaminated water are the major ways to acquire leeches. A 6 year old boy who came with a history of hematemesis, frequent spitting of blood stained saliva, fatigue and anorexia to a rural hospital in Ethiopia. This was a rare case of severe anemia caused by a single leech infestation of laryngopharynx that required blood transfusion. Leech infestation should be considered as a source of unexplained hematemesis, spitting of blood and severe anemia in rural areas. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 20 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 20 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 4 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 15% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 10% |
| Sports and Recreations | 1 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 30% |