Citation

Ogbonnaya IS, Olaitan PB. Niger. J. Med. 2005; 14(1): 95-96.

Affiliation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15832652

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Dog bite of the face is uncommon in adults. This is, in fact very rare in our environment and presentation of this single case to our centre led to our desire to discuss both the presentation and management of the patient in this paper. METHODS: An adult female Nigerian who had dog bite to her face involving both lips and the commisure is presented. The folder of the patient and the operation note were the sources of the information. RESULTS: She had minimal debridement of the wound with Abbe-Estlander flap cover of the wound. The dog was also placed under surveillance for a period of 2 weeks. The wound healed perfectly with no complication. The involved dog remained healthy 2 weeks after the injury. CONCLUSION: Dog bite of the face, though uncommon, can present in an adult. Sometimes the challenges of reconstruction of such defect could be great. Wound management with minimal debridement and closure gives good results on the face.

Language: en