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Abstract
A 75 years old lady from the Dhaherah Province, Oman, presented at Ibri Hospital, complaining from abnormal vaginal
bleeding. Histopathological investigations of a cervical biopsy revealed no atypical features. A worm-like organism was removed from
the vagina. Histocytological investigations of the organism revealed typical structures of a leech. The case was identified as vaginal
hirudiniasis, probably due to Limnatis nilotica that necessitated a note on internal hirudiniasis.
Keywords
Internal hirudiniasis
vagina
Limnatis nilotica
Case report
Oman.
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How to Cite
Idris, M. A. (2006). Vaginal hirudiniasis from Dhaherah Province, Oman: With a Note on Internal Hirudiniasis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 6(2), 83–86. Retrieved from https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1269