Citation

Garnaik DK, Jain J, Yhoshu E. J. Indian Assoc. Pediatr. Surg. 2023; 28(1): 80-81.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Publisher MedKnow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_47_22

PMID

36910288

PMCID

PMC9997573

Abstract

Dog bite injuries are common in children. They are a major cause of morbidity and mortality involving commonly the extremities, head, and neck. Injuries to the torso represent only 10% of injuries. Visceral injury by a dog bite in children is a rare clinical scenario with very few cases reported. We present a 2-year-old female child who suffered a severe dog bite injury causing colonic perforation.

Language: en

Keywords

Children; dog bite; intestinal perforation