RT Book, Section
A1 Langston, Shannon M.
A1 Bales, Brian D.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181051348
T1 Leech Bites
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051348
RD 2024/04/19
AB Leeches  are  parasitic  blood-sucking  aquatic  or  land-based  invertebrates.  Aquatic  leeches  are  worldwide,  have  relatively  weak  jaws,  and  usually  attach  to  thinner  tissues  such  as  the  pharynx  or  vagina.  Land  leeches  are  primarily  found  in  tropical  and  subtropical  areas  of  Asia,  the  South  Pacific,  and  South  America;  typically  have  powerful  jaws;  can  attach  to  any  body  surface;  are  fast  and  painless  feeders;  and  often  detach  from  the  host  without  being  noticed.