Got leech in nose after drinking spring water

Quang Binh A few days after drinking spring water, the 31-year-old man had itchy and uncomfortable nostrils, occasionally bleeding, and the doctor discovered a leech in his nose.

On the morning of June 10, doctors at the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi said the leech was still alive and wriggling in the patient’s nose. The doctor successfully removed the leech using an endoscope.

Leeches often appear in mountainous areas, mixed in stream water. Initially, leeches are very small in size, difficult to detect with the naked eye. In the human body, leeches suck blood and grow very quickly.

A leech was removed from a patient's nose. Photo: Long Nhat

Many people use their hands to scoop up stream water to drink, the leeches are as small as threads mixed in the water, invisible to the naked eye. When they invade, the animal sticks to the lower throat - larynx, sucks blood and gradually grows to the size of a finger, at which point it will cause symptoms of throat obstruction and difficulty breathing.

In many cases, doctors cannot see the leech because it is hidden in the crevices. They have to examine many times before they can detect it.

Doctors warn people not to wash their faces or drink stream water when going to forests or streams. If there are any unusual symptoms in the nose or throat, go to the hospital immediately for a check-up.

Long Nhat

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