Abstract
A 75 years old lady from the Dhaherah Province, Oman, presented at Ibri Hospital, complaining from abnormal vaginal bleeding. Histopathological investigations of a cervical biopsy revealed no atypical features. A worm-like organism was removed from the vagina. Histocytological investigations of the organism revealed typical structures of a leech. The case was identified as vaginal hirudiniasis, probably due to Limnatis nilotica that necessitated a note on internal hirudiniasis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-86 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- Case report
- Internal hirudiniasis
- Limnatis nilotica
- Oman
- Vagina
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)