Live leeches removed from China man's throat after he complained of coughing for two months
One day, due to lingering cough, he decided to see the doctor. He claimed to have coughed up phlegm and blood, the report stated. The man first went to the hospital's respiratory department but an initial CT scan did not show anything unusual. After the scan, the doctors decided to perform bronchoscopy, after which it was revealed that two live leeches are inside his body - one in his nostrils and the other in the throat.
Nov 28, 2019, 14:05 PM IST
Woman complains of migraines, surgeons find blood-sucking leech living inside throat
If not removed on time, the parasitic worm could have attacked the patient's sinuses.
Jan 12, 2019, 22:18 PM IST
