Leech--an unusual cause of (laryngo-tracheal) obstruction.
A case of acute laryngo-tracheal obstruction in a 12-year old boy is presented. A live leech was removed from the larynx under general anaesthesia. A high index of suspicion of leeches as foreign bodies in children with acute onset of respiratory distress associated with hemoptysis and early surgical intervention is emphasized.
Solomon
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Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005002:Ethiopia; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx; D007865:Leeches; D008297:Male; D013550:Swimming