Pediatric Cranial Dog Bite Injuries: More than Meets the Eye.
Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med
; 6(3): 259-261, 2022 Aug.
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CASE PRESENTATION A six-month-old female presented to a community hospital with small lacerations to the scalp, face, and left eyelid from a dog bite injury. Computed tomography imaging revealed an impacted right frontal bone fracture and left superior orbital fracture, prompting transfer, neurosurgical repair, and infectious disease management of the injury. DISCUSSION:
This report highlights the importance of having a high level of suspicion for deeper injury in pediatric and especially infant craniofacial dog bites, obtaining radiographic imaging, and initiating appropriate multidisciplinary triage to prevent life-threatening infection and complications.
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