Author:
Sadati Maryam Sadat,Rezaee Maryam,Ghafarpur Sara,Aslani Fatemeh Sari,Dastgheib Ladan,Jahankhah Reza
Abstract
Abstract
For centuries, Hirudo medicinalis (medicinal leech) has been used as a remedy to treat many discomforts, such as muscle and joint pain. Nowadays, using leech in reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, wound and flap healing, venous insufficiency, varicosities and many other disorders has increased. In this study, we report a 45 year old female patient with six pruritic papules on her legs since10 months ago that appeared about 4 weeks after one session of leech application. Skin biopsy was performed on one of the papules, and in histopathology, superficial ulceration with a dense superficial and deep inflammatory infiltrate within the dermis composed of lymphocytes and eosinophils detected that considering history of leech application at this site, these constellation of data was compatible with the diagnosis of cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia induced by leeches and the patient was cured by a topical steroid and cryotherapy.
Subject
Complementary and alternative medicine
Reference28 articles.
1. Multiple pseudolymphomas caused by Hirudo medicinalis therapy;J Am Acad Dermatol,2000
2. Positive outcome of medical leeches (hirudotherapy) for venous congestion;Malawi Med J: J Med Assoc Malawi,2015
3. Aeromonas hydrophila infections following use of medicinal leeches in replantation and flap surgery;Ann Plast Surg,1992
4. Cutaneous complications of improper leech application;Ann Agric Environ Med AAEM,2012
5. Leech therapeutic applications;Indian J Pharm Sci,2013
Cited by
5 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献