A 7-year-old boy in China coughed up a 12cm leech after it was found living in his lungs.

A 7-year-old boy in China was hospitalized with severe breathing issues and coughed up a 12cm-long live leech during treatment. Doctors found the leech had been living in his lungs, likely entering through inhaled larvae during a river visit. After cleaning his lungs and removing blood clots, the boy fully recovered.

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