PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT, Vol 121 No 4 (2020), 277–282
Massive Dog Bite Injury of the Scalp in One-year Old Boy
Marko Bašković, Anto Pajić, Zoran Barčot
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2020.25
published online: 03. 12. 2020
abstract
A one-year-old boy was referred to our Department of Pediatric Surgery with extensive scalp injury. He was bitten by a neighbour’s mixed-breed dog. The wound of the forehead is primary closed while scalp is reimplanted. Due to non-acceptance on the eighth day a necrectomy of devitalized tissue was done. Before applying Integra®, for 2 days, the wound was treated with a V.A.C.® system. After 14 days, Integra® was accepted and split-thickness skin graft (STSG) was transplanted from left upper leg. After 3 months the local status is satisfactory. A hair transplant is planned in the future.
keywords: Dog bite; Scalp avulsion; Child; Plastic surgery
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ISSN: 1214-6994
E-ISSN: 2336-2936
