The Use of Leeches in Modern Therapeutic Medicine
Title: The Use of Leeches in Modern Therapeutic Medicine
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 2217 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Use of Leeches in Modern Therapeutic Medicine
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 2217 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Use of Leeches in Modern Therapeutic Medicine
The use of leeches as a method of bloodletting reached a peak during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. At that time, leeches were used by apothecaries and surgeons, in addition to lancets, scarifiers and bleeding cups, in an attempt to restore health by removing vitiated blood (Eldor et al. 1996). The first medical practitioner to use leeches for therapeutic purposes is presumed to be Nicander of Colophan
showed first 75 words of 2217 total
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
showed last 75 words of 2217 total
regions; otherwise, the limb is clinically normal.
(Weinfeld et al. 1997)
Before After
Figure 5: Before: Appearance of tongue immediately after admission to the intensive care unit.
After: Appearance of tongue 30 hours after initiation of leech therapy.
(Grossman et al.1998)
Before After
Figure 6: Before: A single leech attached at the coronal junction. The penis, draped to prevent leech migration, appears dusky, tense, and edematous.
After: A three-month follow-up reveals a well-healed phallus.
(Pantuck et al. 1996)
Before After