Journal of Surgery and Trauma
نشریه جراحی و تروما
J Surg Trauma
Medical Sciences
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Misdiagnosis of Ocular Leech Infestation
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Ophthalmology
گزارش مورد
Case Report
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<td align="left">Leeches are segmented worms belonging to Phylum Annelida and make up the subclass Hirudinea. Leeches have been historically used in medicine to suck blood from patients. Ocular infestation with leech is rare, moreover it is often misdiagnosed. In this report, we describe 2 patients with continuous bright ocular bleeding after swimming in a pool, and pseudo iris prolapse in a child after trauma with a wooden piece who immediately washed his face in a stream. Ocular leech infestation must be ruled out in children with a history of contamination or swimming in rural pool or streams.</td>
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Ocular, Infection, Leeches
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Seyyed Abbas
Hosseinirad
ahrad2@yahoo.com
10031947532846002421
10031947532846002421
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Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Gholamhossein
Yaghoubi
yaqubig@yahoo.com
10031947532846002422
10031947532846002422
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Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Behrouz
Haidari
hb51958@yahoo.com
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10031947532846002423
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Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran