Leech found living in patient's nose for 3 months
(Baonghean.vn) - For 3 months, the man's nose kept bleeding. When he went to the doctor, he discovered a leech living in his nose.
On the morning of January 7, Doctor Dau Le Duong (Tuong Duong District Medical Center) removed a leech that was still alive and full of blood, about 4-5 cm long, from the nose of a patient in Khe Kien, Luu Kien Commune (Tuong Duong).
Previously, around October 2018, Mr. Vi Van Thai in Khe Kien (Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong) went to the stream in Tan Huong village, Tam Quang commune (Tuong Duong), and after 10 days back, he noticed a nosebleed in his left nose.
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| A leech was removed from the nose of a Thai patient. Photo: Trang Trang |
Since then, his nose has been bleeding continuously. It was not until the morning of January 7, 2019 that Mr. Thai went to the District Medical Center for a check-up. There, doctors discovered a foreign object in the patient Vi Van Thai's nose. The doctor then removed a leech about 4-5 cm long, about 9 mm in size, still alive and full of blood.
Doctors recommend that people limit bathing in streams and especially not drink water from streams or creeks that has not been boiled because it is easy for leeches to get in and suck blood.