Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report

Number: 3 November 1, 2013
  • Behçet Tarlak
  • Ahmet Kutluhan
  • Kazım Bozdemir
  • Gökhan Yalçıner
  • Akif Sinan Bilgen
  • Ali Osman Özbey
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Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report

Abstract

A 64 year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic with the symptoms of hemoptysis, hoarseness, throat tripping, foreign body sensation and respiratory distress. At the laryngeal face of epiglottis by using the indirect laryngoscopy, we determined an alive, green-brown colored foreign body with its free parts extending to the rima glottis. Under general anesthesia without intubation, the foreign body was removed by the help of Magill forceps and diagnosed as a leech. In this report, we present a rare case of living leech at the larynx with a short review of the literature.

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Behçet Tarlak This is me

Ahmet Kutluhan This is me

Kazım Bozdemir This is me

Gökhan Yalçıner This is me

Akif Sinan Bilgen This is me

Ali Osman Özbey This is me

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November 1, 2013

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November 1, 2013

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Year 2013 Number: 3

APA
Tarlak, B., Kutluhan, A., Bozdemir, K., Yalçıner, G., Bilgen, A. S., & Özbey, A. O. (2013). Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences, 3, 149-151. https://izlik.org/JA95UD66TR
AMA
1.Tarlak B, Kutluhan A, Bozdemir K, Yalçıner G, Bilgen AS, Özbey AO. Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences. 2013;(3):149-151. https://izlik.org/JA95UD66TR
Chicago
Tarlak, Behçet, Ahmet Kutluhan, Kazım Bozdemir, Gökhan Yalçıner, Akif Sinan Bilgen, and Ali Osman Özbey. 2013. “Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report”. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences, nos. 3: 149-51. https://izlik.org/JA95UD66TR.
EndNote
Tarlak B, Kutluhan A, Bozdemir K, Yalçıner G, Bilgen AS, Özbey AO (November 1, 2013) Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences 3 149–151.
IEEE
[1]B. Tarlak, A. Kutluhan, K. Bozdemir, G. Yalçıner, A. S. Bilgen, and A. O. Özbey, “Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report”, Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences, no. 3, pp. 149–151, Nov. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA95UD66TR
ISNAD
Tarlak, Behçet - Kutluhan, Ahmet - Bozdemir, Kazım - Yalçıner, Gökhan - Bilgen, Akif Sinan - Özbey, Ali Osman. “Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report”. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences. 3 (November 1, 2013): 149-151. https://izlik.org/JA95UD66TR.
JAMA
1.Tarlak B, Kutluhan A, Bozdemir K, Yalçıner G, Bilgen AS, Özbey AO. Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences. 2013;:149–151.
MLA
Tarlak, Behçet, et al. “Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report”. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences, no. 3, Nov. 2013, pp. 149-51, https://izlik.org/JA95UD66TR.
Vancouver
1.Behçet Tarlak, Ahmet Kutluhan, Kazım Bozdemir, Gökhan Yalçıner, Akif Sinan Bilgen, Ali Osman Özbey. Infestation of the Epiglottis by an Alive Leech: A Case Report. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences [Internet]. 2013 Nov. 1;(3):149-51. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA95UD66TR