title: A Rare Case of Vaginal Bleeding in a Child Due to a Leech Bite and Review of the Literature.
authors.affiliation: Health Office, Nuwaragam Palatha East Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Anuruddha H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Karunaratne
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Buddhika T B
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Wijerathne
authors.affiliation: Professorial Surgical Unit, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Ravihar S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wickramasinghe
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Anura K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Wijesinghe
authors.affiliation: Professorial Surgical Unit, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, and Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Aloka S D
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Liyanage
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007865:Leeches; D013188:Sri Lanka; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy