Aeromonas meningitis complicating medicinal leech therapy

John P Ouderkirk; David Bekhor; Glenn S Turett; Raj Murali

doi:10.1086/381438

Aeromonas meningitis complicating medicinal leech therapy

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Feb 15;38(4):e36-7. doi: 10.1086/381438. Epub 2004 Jan 23.

Authors

John P Ouderkirk¹, David Bekhor, Glenn S Turett, Raj Murali

Affiliation

¹ Infectious Diseases Section, Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 14765362
DOI: 10.1086/381438

Abstract

Medicinal leeches have an important and expanding role in medicine, but infection can complicate their use. We describe a unique case of Aeromonas meningitis associated with the use of leech therapy to salvage a skin flap after central nervous system surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aeromonas / isolation & purification*
Animals
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / etiology*
Humans
Leeches / microbiology*
Leeching / adverse effects*
Male
Meningitis / drug therapy
Meningitis / etiology*