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ArticleFuture science OA2022

Esophageal hirudiniasis: an unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Moufida Mahmoudi, Sahar Nasr, Amal Khsiba, Mouna Medhioub, Lamine Hamzaoui, Mohamed Mssadek Azzouz

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Article in Future science OA, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Tracheal Hirudiniasis Induced by Ingestion of Unboiled Mountain Spring Water.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution.

Moufida MahmoudiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Tahar Maamouri University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Sahar NasrDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Tahar Maamouri University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Nabeul, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9831-5806
Amal KhsibaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Tahar Maamouri University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Nabeul, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6102-8830
Mouna MedhioubDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Tahar Maamouri University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Lamine HamzaouiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Tahar Maamouri University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Mohamed Mssadek AzzouzDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mohamed Tahar Maamouri University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Faculté de médecine de Tunis

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leeches are carnivorous, hermaphroditic, segmented worms mainly found in fresh water. The majority of leech attachments are external and short-lasting. Internal surfaces can be involved. Yet, esophageal attachment is very rare. We report a case of a 59-year-old female who presented with hematemesis, melena and chest pain. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a round black foreign body in the mid-third of the esophagus identified as a leech. We carefully extracted the worm with a forceps applied to the middle of its body. The diagnosis of leech infestation should be kept in mind when exploring gastrointestinal bleeding in patients living in rural areas and those with poor living conditions.

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anemiagastrointestinal bleedingleechTunisia

Identifiers

PMID35910000
PMCPMC9327638
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