Leech bite
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| Leech bite | |
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Freshwater leech, Grande Ronde River, Oregon (USA).
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| ICD-10 | B83.4, B88.3 |
| ICD-9-CM | 134.2 |
| Patient UK | Leech bite |
Leech bites are caused by leeches the class Hirudinea, which may be of marine, freshwater, or terrestrial types.[1]:434
Hand removing a leech is advised since they do not burrow into the skin nor the head in the wound,[2] while other texts advice shaking salt onto the body of the leech or scorch the leech with a cigarette or lighter. Because of the risk of regurgitation and infection, other texts advice against these last techniques.[3]
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