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9774018

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
We report the successful use of leech therapy in the postsurgical management of an infant with acute venous congestion of an entire lower limb. Two days of constant leech therapy, followed by 5 days of intermittent application, decongested the affected tissues. There were no complications related to the leech therapy, and mild cutaneous hyperpigmentation was the only long-term complication of the acute venous congestion. The volume of the affected tissue may limit the success of leech therapy in cases of acute venous congestion in the limbs of adults. Nevertheless, the use of leeches to manage acute venous congestion of large portions of infants' bodies should be considered when surgical therapies are not feasible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0032-1052
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1611-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Leech therapy in the management of acute venous congestion of an infant's lower limb.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports