leech bite: a rare cause of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding
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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...
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iranian red crescent medical journalجلد ۱۴، شماره ۶، صفحات ۳۸۴-۳۸۵
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