Dog bite of the face in an adult Nigerian--a case report.
BACKGROUND
Dog bite of the face is uncommon in adults. This is, in fact very rare in our environment and presentation of this single case to our centre led to our desire to discuss both the presentation and management of the patient in this paper.


METHODS
An adult female Nigerian who had dog bite to her face involving both lips and the commisure is presented. The folder of the patient and the operation note were the sources of the information.


RESULTS
She had minimal debridement of the wound with Abbe-Estlander flap cover of the wound. The dog was also placed under surveillance for a period of 2 weeks. The wound healed perfectly with no complication. The involved dog remained healthy 2 weeks after the injury.


CONCLUSIONS
Dog bite of the face, though uncommon, can present in an adult. Sometimes the challenges of reconstruction of such defect could be great. Wound management with minimal debridement and closure gives good results on the face.
Ogbonnaya
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
Olaitan
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D003906:Developing Countries; D004285:Dogs; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D009549:Nigeria; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology