Pruritis and palpable purpura from leeches in the australian rainforest

Elizabeth V. Seiverling; Amrit Khalsa; Hadjh T. Ahrns

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2014.02.001

Pruritis and palpable purpura from leeches in the australian rainforest

Elizabeth V. Seiverling
, Amrit Khalsa
, Hadjh T. Ahrns

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Leeches are prevalent in the Australian Rainforest. We report two cases of leech bites resulting in pruritis and palpable purpura. The dermatologic sequelae of leech bites, differential diagnosis of pruritic palpable purpura, leech bite treatment, prevention, and complications are reviewed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	9-11
Number of pages	3
Journal	IDCases
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2014.02.001
State	Published - 2014

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