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The morphological feature of the isolated leech as Hirudo orientalis.
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In August 2018, a 30-year-old diabetic woman with complaints of inflammation, swelling, pain, redness in the back of her left hand (Figure 1), and chest tightness was referred to Mashhad's Ghaem Hospital.
Arrows show inflammation, swelling, and redness in the metacarpal of the left hand.
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These characteristics were linked to Hirudo orientalis (Figure 2).