%0 Journal Article
%T Globus Sensation Due to a Mobile Foreign Body in a 41-year-old Female
%A Saman Vegari
%A Mehdi Ghaffarlou
%A Leila Davarimajd
%A Samad EJ Golzari
%J Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
%D 2012
%I Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
%X Leech infestation could be associated with wide range of complications including epistax-is, stridor, hemoptysis, globus sensation, hematemesis, and vaginal bleeding. In the present case report. , we introduce a case of leech infestation in a 41-year-old female presenting with chronic globus sensation, stridor, vomiting and dysphagia later diagnosed with leech infestation. Therefore, leech bites might be considered as a differential. Diagnosis of glo-bus sensation in the endemic rural areas where in unhealthy water from natural sources is consumed without taking required hygienic precautions.
%K Leech
%K Globus sensation
%K Stridor
%U http://dx.doi.org/ 10.5681/jcvtr.2012.007