HUMAN BITE INJURY TO EARLOBE BY A PATIENT WITH ALTERED SENSORIUM –A RARE OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD
Keywords:
Human Bite Injury, Ear injury, Infection, Adult Varicella Infection, Treatment
Abstract
Human bite injuries are uncommon but serious injuries. They can cause considerable morbidity if secondarily infected or not properly managed. Although the condition frequently involves the hand, facial and head-neck region are other common sites owing to their exposed structure. The common mode of injury is human conflict but an inadvertent injury can also happen. The presented case highlights a rare form of such injury inflicted on a health worker by a patient with altered mentation with occasional violent behavior.
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3. Goldwin Y, Allison K, Waters R. Reconstruction of large defect of the ear using a composite graft following a human bite injury.British J of Plastic Surg; 1999; 52: 152-54.
4. Spira M, Hardy SB. Management of Injured Ear. Am J Surg; 1963; 106:678-84.
5. Patzakis MJ, Wilkins J, Bassett RL. Surgical findings in clenched-fist injuries. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1987; 220:237-40.
6. Merriam CV, Fernandez HT, Citron DM, Tyrrell KL, Warren YA, Goldstein EJ. Bacteriology of human bite wound infections, Anaerobes 2003; 9:83-86.
7. Brooke I. Human and animal bite infections. J Fam Pract 1989; 28:713-18.
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Dharmshaktu GS, Khan I. HUMAN BITE INJURY TO EARLOBE BY A PATIENT WITH ALTERED SENSORIUM –A RARE OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD. Med. res. chronicles [Internet]. 2014Dec.25 [cited 2024May9];1(2):121-4. Available from: https://medrech.com/index.php/medrech/article/view/19
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