Catalog

Internal hirudiniasis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Internal hirudiniasis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1840948804

A general term for a disease caused by leeches, Limnatis spp. (especially L. nilotica) and Dinobdella ferox, in which leeches enter and attach themselves to the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract, digestive passage, or genitourinary tract. There may be haemoptysis, haematemesis, severe anaemia, and occasionally death from excessive loss of blood.