Acute Osteomyelitis in the Hand Due to Dog Bite Injury: A Report of 3 Cases
As many people keep small dogs as pets, dog bites are common injuries, accounting for approximately 80%–90% of all animal bite injuries. These injuries usually occur on the upper extremities, most commonly on the fingers. Most of these injuries appear as simple lacerations or abrasions of the skin....
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| description | As many people keep small dogs as pets, dog bites are common injuries, accounting for approximately 80%–90% of all animal bite injuries. These injuries usually occur on the upper extremities, most commonly on the fingers. Most of these injuries appear as simple lacerations or abrasions of the skin. Common symptoms include inflammatory reactions of the soft tissue, such as pain, swelling, erythema, and cellulitis. However, the complications of small dog bites may include joint or cartilage injuries, including acute osteomyelitis. Once osteomyelitis develops, it is difficult to diagnose since it has a latency period of approximately 2 weeks. Plain radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and 3-phase bone scans should be performed when acute osteomyelitis is suspected, and broad-spectrum empiric antibiotic treatment should be administered for approximately 8–12 weeks. We report 3 very rare cases of acute osteomyelitis that occurred after a dog bite injury. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb9e31553bf04955bec553c86f7b841e2022-12-22T02:22:40ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Archives of Plastic Surgery2234-61632234-61712017-09-01440544444810.5999/aps.2017.44.5.444852Acute Osteomyelitis in the Hand Due to Dog Bite Injury: A Report of 3 CasesRyun Lee0Hee Young Lee1Ji Hyun Kim2Yea Sik Han3Dong Chul Kim4Kwan Chul Tark5Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, KoreaAs many people keep small dogs as pets, dog bites are common injuries, accounting for approximately 80%–90% of all animal bite injuries. These injuries usually occur on the upper extremities, most commonly on the fingers. Most of these injuries appear as simple lacerations or abrasions of the skin. Common symptoms include inflammatory reactions of the soft tissue, such as pain, swelling, erythema, and cellulitis. However, the complications of small dog bites may include joint or cartilage injuries, including acute osteomyelitis. Once osteomyelitis develops, it is difficult to diagnose since it has a latency period of approximately 2 weeks. Plain radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and 3-phase bone scans should be performed when acute osteomyelitis is suspected, and broad-spectrum empiric antibiotic treatment should be administered for approximately 8–12 weeks. We report 3 very rare cases of acute osteomyelitis that occurred after a dog bite injury.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2017.44.5.444osteomyelitismagnetic resonance imagingbites |
| spellingShingle | Ryun Lee Hee Young Lee Ji Hyun Kim Yea Sik Han Dong Chul Kim Kwan Chul Tark Acute Osteomyelitis in the Hand Due to Dog Bite Injury: A Report of 3 Cases Archives of Plastic Surgery osteomyelitis magnetic resonance imaging bites |
| title | Acute Osteomyelitis in the Hand Due to Dog Bite Injury: A Report of 3 Cases |
| title_full | Acute Osteomyelitis in the Hand Due to Dog Bite Injury: A Report of 3 Cases |
| title_fullStr | Acute Osteomyelitis in the Hand Due to Dog Bite Injury: A Report of 3 Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Osteomyelitis in the Hand Due to Dog Bite Injury: A Report of 3 Cases |
| title_short | Acute Osteomyelitis in the Hand Due to Dog Bite Injury: A Report of 3 Cases |
| title_sort | acute osteomyelitis in the hand due to dog bite injury a report of 3 cases |
| topic | osteomyelitis magnetic resonance imaging bites |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2017.44.5.444 |
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