A case report: hirudotherapy as a treatment modality in the microsurgery
Case report published in Türkiye Parazitolojii Dergisi (2013)
Abstract
Medicinal leeches are known to inject more than 100 bioactive substances in the tissue whilst sucking blood. They are being successfully used for the treatment of diseases and symptoms, especially in plastic surgery. We report the case of a 7-year old boy, who had lost the first phalanx of the middle finger of the right hand after an accident. The detached digit was replanted in the plastic surgery clinic, and treated within a period of 15 days with medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis). Soon after the initiation of the hirudotherapy, the revascularisation of the re-attached phalanx, as well as the resolving of tissue oedema and pain was observed. Turkish physicians should be aware of the advantages of hirudotherapy in plastic and reconstructive surgery, especially in cases of detached digits and flaps.
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Резюме
Pediatric case of 7-year-old boy with first phalanx amputation replanted and successfully treated with 15 days of medicinal leech therapy, with rapid revascularization, edema, and pain resolution.
Почему это важно для гирудотерапии
This case report describes a 7-year-old boy whose detached middle finger phalanx was replanted and subsequently treated with medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) over a 15-day period, resulting in observed revascularization, resolution of tissue edema, and pain reduction. For ASH's domain, this is directly relevant as a clinical example of hirudotherapy used in plastic and reconstructive microsurgery to support replant survival. The authors advocate greater awareness among physicians of hirudotherapy's advantages in such settings. The critical caveat is that this is a single case report with no control group or comparative data, so no generalizable conclusions about efficacy can be drawn, and causality between leech therapy and the observed outcomes cannot be established from this report alone.
Цитирование
A case report: hirudotherapy as a treatment modality in the microsurgery.
Arusan S, Bayar B, Gödekmerdan A, Sağlam N · Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi, 2013
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