Prolonged bleeding on the neck in leech therapy: Case report

Abstract

Atakan Savrun, Selim Bozkurt, Mehmet Okumus, Emre Gokcen, Murat Turkaslan

Superficial skin bleeding can usually be stopped by applying short-time compression, unless the patient suffers from coagulation disorders or uses anticoagulant. Because of the anticoagulant component of leech saliva, a leech bite may cause long-time bleeding, which cannot be stopped via compression. In this study, the case of a patient who applied leech therapy on her neck for the treatment of migraine has been presented

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