Unusual vaginal bleeding due to a leech bite in a girl from a tropical area: A case report

Abstract

Abstract This study describes the isolation of a leech following the presentation of unusual vaginal bleeding. Vaginal bleeding in children due to a leech bite is very rare. This is the first report of severe bleeding in a virgin 14-year-old girl from Mashhad, Iran due to the presence of a leech in the vagina.

Keywords

• Leech bite
• Bleeding
• Vagina