The treatment of animal bite injuries of the eye and ocular adnexa.
Animal bites to the eye and ocular adnexa may result in significant morbidity. Management includes wound care and surgical repair of traumatized tissue, treatment of infection (most commonly Pasteurella multocida), appropriate tetanus and rabies prophylaxis, and notification of state public health officials.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
Bartley
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Walker
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014945:Wound Healing
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid