%0 Journal Article
%T INFECTION FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF MEDICAL LEECHES
%A C¨šneyt TAMAM
%J -
%D 2019
%X Hirudotherapy is a form of treatment using medical leeches (Hirudo medicinalis). Since ancient times, medicine has been used to treat a variety of conditions. The mechanism of action of hirudotherapy occurs when leeches are sucking blood into the circulation, injecting a secretion in which there are many bioactive substances. Possible complications due to hirudotherapy include long-term bleeding, wound infections, anemia and allergic conditions. In this case report, we presented a case of lenfajitis infection and classical treatment as well as treatment with neural therapy following a wound infection following hirudotherapy
%K hirudotherapy
%K s¨šl¨šk
%K enfeksiyon
%K yara
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/barnat/issue/46113/566414