Inhaled or ingested foreign bodies are relatively common causes of airway obstructions. They can be associated with significant morbidity and even mortality. Although various foreign bodies are aspirated or ingested, live leeches are rarely encountered. We reported a case of a live leech at the base of the tongue in an 18-year-old female patient with a history of unfiltered spring water drinkin...

Case XVII.?22nd September.?Private M. S. ?, age 25, service 6 years, admitted to-day with symptoms of acute hepatitis. The attack has come on very suddenly. A weakly man, who during the last twelve months has suffered much from fever and dysentery contracted in the cholera camps at Allahabad. Ordered leeches and fomentation to the side, and general antiphlogistic treatment. 23rd September, 2nd ...

A Streptococcus species biochemically and serologically identical to the rainbow trout pathogenic Streptococcus species was isolated from the internal organs of the fish specific leech, Batracobdelloides tricarinata. These leeches were obtained from Roodeplaat Dam, near Pretoria, in which rainbow trout do not occur. This is the first isolation of this bacterium from an environmental source not ...

Foreign bodies in upper airway may have various presentations and be life threatening. Leeches can attach to upper airway and cause serious problems. Herein we report a 55-year-old man with hemoptysis due to attachment of leech and explain our technique for its removal.