A doctor removed a giant leech from a man's nose after it lived there for two months in Nghe An, Vietnam.

According to the doctor, the man came to the hospital as he had difficulty to breath and bleeding nose for around two months.

He thought he had a cold and a runny nose and took the medicine. But his symptoms got worse, so he went to hospital for a checkup.

The doctor used endoscopic equipment to check and suddenly discovered a leech clinging and sucking blood in the man's nasal passages.

The doctor removed the giant leech out of the man's nose quickly, but his nose was damaged by the leech as it sucked his blood and needed a few days to recover.

The patient said that he went to a stream with his friends and washed his face with the spring water about two months ago which might cause the leech getting into his nose.

Video captured The doctor removed the giant leech that lived for Two months in the patient's nose in hospital in Nghe An, Viet Nam.
According to the doctor, the patient came to the hospital in a state of difficulty breathing, nosebleeds. He said he had been like this for about two months. At first, he thought he had a cold and a runny nose. After taking the medicine his symptoms got worse and worse and he went to the hospital for a checkup.
The doctor used endoscopic equipment to check and suddenly discovered in the nasal passages of the man with a leech clinging and sucking blood.
The leech was very large and covered the man's entire nasal canal. This was the reason why he has difficulty breathing.
The doctor quickly took the leech out of the man's nose. The leech is about the size of a syringe.
The patient's nose was damaged by a leech that sucked blood. Fortunately, the leech did not go deep inside. The doctor said it would take a few days for the wound in his nose to heal.
The patient said that about 2 months ago he went to the stream with his friends and that he washed his face with spring water. This may be the cause of the leech getting into his nose.
The video was filmed with the patient's permission.
Video captured on January 07, 2021.