Compound depressed skull fracture.
Although compound depressed skull fractures are common and their management and diagnosis have been described at length, their occurrence following dog bites is unusual. The case of an 18-month-old infant with this injury as a complication of multiple dog bites in the facial and head regions is described with the treatment employed. The necessity of searching for skull fractures in children following dog bites in this region is emphasized.
D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery