New England Journal of Medicine published a picture AND video on August 27, 2009 showing a leech inside of the nose that caused one man's nosebleed (also known as epistaxis). Apparently, he had washed his face in freshwater stream 7 days prior to presentation.
Yikes! Poor fellow...
Read the NEJM article here. Watch the video of the surgeon removing the little bugger here...
Read about more common causes of nosebleeds and how to control them here.
