Vaginal hirudiniasis from Dhaherah Province, Oman: With a Note on Internal Hirudiniasis
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2006, Vol 6, Issue 2
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. Te case was identified as vaginal hirudiniasis, probably due to Limnatis nilotica that necessitated a note on internal hirudiniasis.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohamed A Idris| Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine &Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box, 35, Al Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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