Aeromonas Meningitis Complicating Medicinal Leech Therapy

Overview

Journal Clin Infect Dis

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2004 Feb 7

PMID 14765362

Citations 14

Authors

John P Ouderkirk

David Bekhor

Glenn S Turett

Raj Murali

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Abstract

Medicinal leeches have an important and expanding role in medicine, but infection can complicate their use. We describe a unique case of Aeromonas meningitis associated with the use of leech therapy to salvage a skin flap after central nervous system surgery.

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