TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Surprising cause of respiratory distress in child: laryngeal leech
JO  - Journal of cranialfacial surgery
A1  - Yazc, Haşmet
A1  - Doğan, Sedat
A1  - Sunter, Ahmet Volkan
A1  - Ylmaz, Engin
A1  - Daşkaya, Hayrettin
SP  - e272
EP  - 3
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - Foreign body aspiration is a major problem that can cause respiratory distress and oral bleeding in a child. Leeches are rarely seen foreign bodies in the larynx. Generally, they live in springwater and can be aspirated by drinking. They can cause respiratory distress, oral bleeding, and anemia, if diagnostic process is delayed. When leeches are detected, urgent diagnosis and treatment are necessary. In this case, we present a 7-year-old child examined in the emergency service with these symptoms. A dark green living body in the larynx was detected and removed urgently under sedo-analgesia. The living body was seen as a leech that is 5 cm in length.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2275
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0b013e31824dfbbb
ID  - ref1
ER  -