13-month-old baby had to undergo emergency surgery at night when a 'strange creature' was discovered lurking in his nose.

Recently, Children's Hospital 1, Department of Otorhinolaryngology received a 13-month-old girl living in Binh Thuan . The baby was admitted to the emergency room in a conscious state, crying, stable vital signs, bleeding from the left nose that had stopped, and a foreign object moving in the left nostril and then crawling into the nasal cavity.

According to the family, about 10 days before being admitted to the hospital, the child was taken on a picnic and bathed in a stream with his family. More than a week later, the child began to bleed from his left nose repeatedly. At this time, the family discovered a strange creature lurking in the child's left nose, so they took the patient to a private clinic for examination.

The leech after being removed from the girl's body.

Here, the doctor performed an endoscopy and discovered a leech in the left nostril but could not remove it, so the family was advised to take the child to the Pediatric Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City to remove the foreign object.

At Children's Hospital 1, the doctor on duty said that because the baby was too young and not cooperating well, endoscopy at this time was quite difficult. Therefore, the team decided to plan an anesthetic endoscopic surgery to remove the foreign object.

The medical team performed an emergency pre-anesthesia test and prepared to transfer the baby to the operating room. The endoscopy to remove the leech from the baby's nose went smoothly.

After examination, the doctor determined that there was no serious damage and the baby's nasal mucosa was still preserved. After surgery, the baby's condition was stable, playing and breastfeeding normally.

Master, Doctor, Specialist 1 Nguyen Minh Trung - Children's Hospital 1 said that living foreign objects (such as leeches, etc.) are very dangerous. If left in the nose for a long time, they can cause complications such as infection, blood loss, etc. More seriously, they can enter difficult-to-reach structures such as the paranasal sinuses, and down the larynx, causing coughing and difficulty breathing. Therefore, early detection and removal of living foreign objects is extremely important.

Parents need to understand the types of foreign objects and take their children to the doctor immediately if they suspect a foreign object in the nose, such as symptoms of nosebleeds or runny nose on one side. In addition, parents should also limit children from bathing or drinking water directly from rivers and streams to avoid leeches and leeches from entering the body.

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