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I am seeing an increase in patients with a specific kind of wart that commonly appears on the hands and feet. The virus that causes these warts is contagious, and must be going around in local schools because I am seeing several kids a day with this problem.

GRAEDONS' PHARMACY: Cold pack is way more appealing than leeches for bruises

A century ago, leeches were a common treatment for black eyes and other bruises because they sucked out the blood that caused the discoloration.

Graedon: Leeches for black eyes in Brooklyn

Your column about using maggots medicinally for skin injuries brought back a memory of another long-ago treatment: leeches. More than 60 years ago, when I was growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y.