Keyword

leech bite

Description: A leech bite is a wound caused when a leech attaches to and feeds on a host, sometimes resulting in prolonged bleeding or infection.

Primary topic: Leech Biology and Applications (83%)

OpenAlex ID: keywords/leech-bite

IV. On the action of a secretion obtained from the medicinal leech on the coagulation of the blood

1883 · John B. Haycraft · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London · 89

Severe rectal bleeding due to leech bite

2000 · S. Mahendra Raj, M. Radzi, et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 43

Bleeding due to a medicinal leech bite

2005 · I Ikizceli · Emergency Medicine Journal · 36

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A Comprehensive Review of Hirudiniasis: From Historic Uses of Leeches to Modern Treatments of Their Bites

2017 · Jeremy Joslin, Amy Biondich, et al. · Wilderness and Environmental Medicine · 35

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Sustained Bleeding after a leech Bite in the Apparent Absence of Hirudin

1989 · R Munro, F O P Hechtel, et al. · Thrombosis and Haemostasis · 35

Allium sativum L.: the anti-immature leech (Limnatis nilotica) activity compared to Niclosomide

2011 · Mahmoud Bahmani, Javad Abbasi, et al. · Comparative Clinical Pathology · 34

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Leech bites: massive bleeding, coagulation profile disorders, and severe anemia

2008 · Ataman Kose, Suat Zengin, et al. · The American Journal of Emergency Medicine · 34

Rectal bleeding due to leech bite: a case report

2011 · Behçet AL · Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery · 31

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Evaluating the anti-leech (Limnatis nilotica) activity of methanolic extract of Allium sativum L. compared with levamisole and metronidazole

2011 · Zohre Eftekhari, Mahmoud Bahmani, et al. · Comparative Clinical Pathology · 30

Chromoblastomycosis after a leech bite complicated by myiasis: a case report

2011 · Günther Slesak, Saythong Inthalad, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 26

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Plants folk medicine of Negrito tribes of Bay Islands

2007 · M.U. Sharief · 25

Leech bite: a rare gynecologic emergency.

2005 · P K Saha, S Roy, et al. · PubMed · 25

Allergy to leeches.

1961 · T J HELDT · PubMed · 20

Nonobstetric lower genital tract injuries in rural India

2008 · Narayan Jana, Debjyoti Santra, et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 19

Saturated Aqueous Sodium Chloride Solution for the Removal of Leeches

2000 · James A Litch, Rachel A Bishop · Tropical Doctor · 19

In-depth profiles of bioactive large molecules in saliva secretions of leeches determined by combining salivary gland proteome and transcriptome data

2019 · Zichao Liu, Xiangtong Tong, et al. · Journal of Proteomics · 17

Intraperitoneal leech: A rare complication of leech bite

2011 · Manoj Saha, Sedengulie Nagi · Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons · 17

Severe urological complication of leech bite in the tropics

1996 · M.S.A. Hamid, G.R. Mohd Nor · British Journal of Urology · 17

Severe anaemia due to leech in the vagina

1981 · P. Lepage, A. Serufilira, et al. · Annals of Tropical Paediatrics · 17

Leptospirosis: pulmonary hemorrhage in a returned traveller

2011 · V. Leung, M.-L. Luong, et al. · Canadian Medical Association Journal · 16

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Internal hirudiniasis as an unusual cause of haemoptysis

1968 · Zaki Almallah · British Journal of Diseases of the Chest · 16

Prolonged bleeding due to a medicinal leech bite: another treatment method, primary suture

2012 · Suat Zengin, Pinar Yarbil, et al. · BMJ Case Reports · 15

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Conjunctival infestation of a child with Theromyzon tessulatum

1998 · C AUW-HAEDRICH, A KEIM, et al. · British Journal of Ophthalmology · 15

The leech as a tool for studying comparative haematology

1992 · R. Munro, M. Siddall, et al. · Comparative Clinical Pathology · 15

Respiratory Obstruction and Hæmatemesis Due to Leech

1979 · Meharban Singh, AhmadFarid Naim · The Lancet · 14

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Citation count: 1,048