A case of cutaneous pseudolymphoma induced by medicinal leech application and review of the literature

Abstract

   Medicinal leech application is a common traditional therapy used for various disorders in many cultures for thousands of years. Although it is usually a safe method, serious side effects can also be seen. As a rare side effect of this method, cutaneous pseudolymphoma is a reactive skin disease caused by foreign antigens, infectious processes and arthropod bites. Idiopathic cases sometimes can be seen.

In this article, we present a case of cutaneous pseudolymphoma in an elderly woman with multiple nodules over her lumbar region emerging after leech application.

Keywords

• Medicinal leeches,pseudolymphoma,traditional methods

Tıbbi sülük uygulaması sonucu ortaya çıkan kutanöz psödolenfoma olgusu ve literatürün gözden geçirilmesi

Öz

Tıbbi sülük uygulaması binlerce yıldır birçok kültürde çeşitli hastalıkların tedavisinde kullanılan yaygın bir geleneksel tedavi yöntemidir. Genellikle güvenli bir yöntem olmasına rağmen, bazen ciddi yan etkiler de görülebilir. Bu metodun nadir bir yan etkisi olarak kutanöz psödolenfoma, yabancı antijenler, enfeksiyöz süreçler, artropod ısırıkları ve bazen idiopatik nedenlerle oluşan reaktif bir deri hastalığıdır.

Bu yazıda, sülük uygulaması sonrası çok sayıda nodülü olan ve kutanöz psödolenfoma tanısı konulan bir kadın olguyu sunuyor ve literatürü gözden geçiriyoruz.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Tıbbi sülük,psödolenfoma,geleneksel yöntemler

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