Unusual cause of hematuria

Authors
Deka, PM Rajeev, TP
Citation
Pm. Deka et Tp. Rajeev, Unusual cause of hematuria, UROL INTERN, 66(1), 2001, pp. 41-42
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
ISSN journal
00421138 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
41 - 42
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-1138(2001)66:1<41:UCOH>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The leech is an invertebrate which has the habit of entering the anatomical orifices of man and animals. During the process of sucking blood it releas es an anticoagulant and causes continuous bleeding from the bite site. A le ech as a cause of gross hematuria is unusual. We present a case of a leech in the bladder as a cause of gross hematuria, Copyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.