Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

FACIAL NERVE PALSY AFTER ANIMAL BITE: A CASE REPORT

Dr. Aarushi Vashist, Dr. Raman Wadhera

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Animal bite injuries to the head and neck region can result in facial disfigurement with distressing physical and psychological consequences. The results victims are mostly: school-aged children, male, households with dogs, male dogs etc. Early management of such injuries usually guarantees satisfactory outcome. Most of the cases involve a known dog. Although animal bites are not the most accounted children injuries, deaths may a result of these attacks. Antibiotic therapy is indicated for infected bite wounds and fresh wounds considered at risk for infection, such as extremely large wounds and large hematoma. Tetanus immunization status and the risk of rabies infection should be routinely assessed in wound management. Prevention strategies should be considered for preventing dog bites.

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FACIAL NERVE PALSY AFTER ANIMAL BITE: A CASE REPORT, Dr. Aarushi Vashist, Dr. Raman Wadhera GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2019

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