Aktaş, HabibullahHamıdı, Aziz AhmadErtuğrul, GöksenErol, Harun2024-09-292024-09-292018https://doi.org/10.25000/acem.434115https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/319029https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/10677Medicinal leech application is a common traditional therapy used for various disorders in many cultures for thousands of years. Although it is usually a safe method, serious side effects can also be seen. As a rare side effect of this method, cutaneous pseudolymphoma is a reactive skin disease caused by foreign antigens, infectious processes and arthropod bites. Idiopathic cases sometimes can be seen. In this article, we present a case of cutaneous pseudolymphoma in an elderly woman with multiple nodules over her lumbar region emerging after leech application.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGenel ve Dahili TıpA case of cutaneous pseudolymphoma induced by medicinal leech application and review of the literatureArticle10.25000/acem.43411520031983190293