Doctors at Nazareth Hospital remove live leech from man's nose using telescopic method

Prayagraj: In a rare medical feat, doctors at Nazareth Hospital, Prayagraj allegedly removed a live leech from the left nostril of a 19-year-old man after he went on a trip at a waterfall in Uttarakhand. 

After experiencing irritation and bleeding from his nose for a week after returning from his trip, the man sought medical attention. During a medical examination, doctors made a surprising discovery and used a telescopic method to remove a leech from his nose.  

As per the IANS report, Doctors said one of the nostrils of the man had been bleeding for several days, and he felt strange movements inside the nose. On examination, a live worm was found hidden deep inside his left nostril.   

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This operation was carried out by Dr Subhash Chandra Verma, a surgeon in the ENT Department of the hospital, using the telescope method without damaging the surrounding tissues.  

“The patient bathed in the stagnant water of a waterfall in Uttarakhand two weeks ago. It is common to see leeches stuck to the external parts of the body of people who bathe in a pond or lake, but finding a leech inside the nose is a strange and rare incident. Fortunately, the leech did not travel to the brain or eye,” he said.

Verma added that the patient is healthy and recovering.

Leeches are blood-sucking worms commonly found in freshwater environments. The saliva of leech contains hirudin, which inhibits thrombin in the clotting process; and histamine-like substances cause continuous bleeding by causing vasodilatation.

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