Leech found in 71 year old man's penis
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of May 23, Dr. Tran Nguyen Lam - Head of Nghia Loc Commune Health Station (Nghia Dan) said that the facility had just successfully removed a leech that had crawled into a patient's penis.
Accordingly, at 11:00 a.m. on May 22, a 71-year-old man went to Nghia Loc Commune Health Station because he discovered a leech in his penis. After examining him, doctors at Nghia Loc Commune Health Station removed a live leech.
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| A leech was removed from the penis of a 71-year-old man. Photo: Duc Anh |
After monitoring, by the evening, the patient's health was stable, Nghia Loc Commune Health Station allowed the patient to go home.
According to the patient, the reason for the above mentioned rare phenomenon was that in the morning of the same day, he went to catch snails in the pond. At noon, he discovered a leech crawling into his penis. The patient tried every way to remove the leech but was unsuccessful, so he went to the medical station.
Nghia Loc Commune Health Station also recommends that people should not soak in water for long periods of time in ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams to avoid unfortunate incidents like the above./.
