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Living leech in the subglottic space

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A leech living in the oropharynx and hypopharynx for one and a half months migrated to the subglottic space where it caused hoarseness without dyspnoea or cough. It was removed alive.

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  1. Logan Tuner (1961), Diseases of Nose, Throat and Ear. p. 283.

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  1. Victoria Hospital, Darjeeling, West Bengal

    N. R. Hatua & N. Kundu

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  1. N. R. Hatua
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Hatua, N.R., Kundu, N. Living leech in the subglottic space. Indian J Otolaryngol 28, 142–143 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990991

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