Vaginal bleeding due to leech

Leech Bite: A Rare Cause of Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding

Dear Editor, Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding has various causes. Differential diagnoses include exogenous estrogens, atrophic endometritis/vaginitis, endometrial or cervical cancer and polyps, uterine sarcoma, urethral caruncles and trauma. Therefore, it is necessary to rule out the pathological etiology of bleeding in postmenopausal women. The leech is a member of the phylum Annelida of the cl...

leech bite: a rare cause of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding

Rectal bleeding due to rectal erosion of vaginal mesh

A 68-year-old female presented to our Colorectal Surgery clinic with a 2-month history of tenesmus and discharge of mucus and blood per rectum. Her past medical history included dilatation and curettage for menorrhagia, Caesarian section, hysterectomy and vaginal wall prolapse repair 20 years previously. On examination there was a palpable mass in the rectum. A colonoscopy was performed and rev...

Red Eye due to Leech in the Eye

A 65–yrs-old man referred for an ocular discomfort and red eye. The clinical diagnosis was leech in the left eye and its species confirmed as being Limnatis nilotica. Ocular leech infestation should be considered in patients with a history of swimming or washing their face in streams and lakes. Attention should also be given to ocular leech infestation in the differential diagnosis of ocular tr...

eye bleeding due to leech infestation in an ischemic heart- disease patient