Cutaneous Pseudolymphoma As a Rare Adverse Effect of Medicinal Leech Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
adverse effects
hirudo medicinalis
leeches
leeching
pseudolymphoma
reactive lymphoid hyperplasia
skin
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Apr 2020
02 Apr 2020
Historique:
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2020
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2020
medline:
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2020
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epublish
Résumé
Hirudotherapy (leech therapy) is one of the oldest practices in medical history, and nowadays it is used for several purposes in medicine. Salvage of flaps, wound healing, pain management, and treatment of varicose veins are among the common therapeutic applications of leeches. Complications associated with leech therapy include infections, bleeding, anemia, and allergic reaction. Cutaneous pseudolymphoma (benign proliferation of lymphoid cells in the skin) follows several underlying conditions. Although persistent arthropod bite reaction is one of the conditions associated with cutaneous pseudolymphoma, it has been rarely reported after medicinal leech therapy. Here we describe the case of a patient who presented with cutaneous pseudolymphoma after leech therapy as a rare cutaneous complication of hirudotherapy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32377465
doi: 10.7759/cureus.7517
pmc: PMC7198106
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e7517Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Sepaskhah et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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