2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.10.008
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Facial dog bite injuries in children: A case report

Abstract: HighlightsDog bites are common and can affect victims of different ages, from children to the elderly.We present a 11-year-old male with multiple and extensive lesions on the face.The primary treatment of bites is by means of direct suture.

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“…Common sites of injury are stated as extremities since humans tend to try and fend off the attacks using their hands and feet [ 3 , 5–7 ], which was also seen in the adult cases in our series. Children tend to present with bites to the head and neck region because of their short stature and provocative behavior [ 3 , 5–7 ]. About 81.8% of our case series were children who were unable to fend off a hyena in addition to their size inevitably making the site of the bite on their head and neck region.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 53%
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“…Common sites of injury are stated as extremities since humans tend to try and fend off the attacks using their hands and feet [ 3 , 5–7 ], which was also seen in the adult cases in our series. Children tend to present with bites to the head and neck region because of their short stature and provocative behavior [ 3 , 5–7 ]. About 81.8% of our case series were children who were unable to fend off a hyena in addition to their size inevitably making the site of the bite on their head and neck region.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 53%
“…The most common victims of dog bites are children, up to 50% of them present with bites to the face which may be mainly due to the provocative behavior of children toward animals and their short stature that makes their faces accessible to animal’s reach. In addition to the injuries to these soft and hard tissues following animal bites, the introduction of a variety of infectious organisms to the bite wound is a serious concern [ 3–7 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Reasons as the number of wounds made and their position, impact the therapeutic conduct to be assumed (9). As was implemented in this case, the initial management of bites was direct suture; however, grafting or flaps could be needed depending on the seriousness of the damage (10).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…In fast allen unseren Fällen (99,3 %) wurden die Bisswunden mit mindestens einem chirurgischen Eingriff behandelt -unabhängig von der Tierart und dem wahrscheinlichen Keimspektrum -wobei Inspektion, Spülung, Debridement von nekrotischem Gewebe, Drainage und Primärverschluss Teil des Verfahrens sind. Die meisten Studien sind sich einig, dass das chirurgische Management im Allgemeinen an fast allen tierischen Bisswunden durchgeführt werden sollte, um zufriedenstellende Ergebnisse zu erzielen [4,8,[13][14][15]24]. Obwohl die Empfehlungen in früheren Publikationen zum primären Wundverschluss aus Angst vor einer schwelenden Infektion, insbesondere bei komplizierten oder risikoreichen Wunden, noch teilweise inkonsistent sind, wurden 88,5 % der Verletzungen in unserer Studie vor allem nach dem Debridement von kontaminiertem Gewebe geschlossen [3,4,8,13,14,25].…”
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“…Obwohl die Empfehlungen in früheren Publikationen zum primären Wundverschluss aus Angst vor einer schwelenden Infektion, insbesondere bei komplizierten oder risikoreichen Wunden, noch teilweise inkonsistent sind, wurden 88,5 % der Verletzungen in unserer Studie vor allem nach dem Debridement von kontaminiertem Gewebe geschlossen [3,4,8,13,14,25]. Es scheint jedoch ein allgemeiner Konsens mehrerer Autoren über den primären Verschluss von Gesichtsbisswunden und die guten ästhetischen und funktionellen Ergebnisse zu bestehen, die als Ergebnis möglich sind [4,14,15,18,24]. In anderen Arbeiten wurde sogar vorgeschlagen, dass der primäre Wundverschluss problemlos durchgeführt werden kann, sofern zuvor ein formales und gründliches Debridement durchgeführt wurde [25].…”
Section: Revisionunclassified