Citation

Sinwar PD. Int. J. Surg. Case Rep. 2014; 6C: 5-7.

Affiliation

Senior Resident General Surgery, New PG Hostel Room No 28, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: prabhusinwar@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.11.064

PMID

25485846

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Traumatic auricular amputation due to human bite is not a common event. Bite wounds are always considered to be complex injuries contaminated with unique poly-microbial inoculum. Human bites are as serious as animal bites because they induce a higher incidence of infectious complications. In bite wounds to the face, infectious complications can create more difficulties than the initial tissue damage itself for the task of restoring an aesthetic appearance. PRESENTATION OF CASE: In this case report a young male patient had ear lobule injury on interpersonal violence and amputation of ear lobule results. Due to delay in presentation and high chances of infection wound healing by secondary intention achieved.

DISCUSSION: Microsurgery can be performed in some cases, but most microsurgical techniques are complex and their use can only be advocated in specialized centers.

CONCLUSION: Oversight may result in a potentially devastating complication involving function, infection or cosmesis.

Language: en