Dog bite causing ischemia and neurological deficit at the upper extremity: a case report.
We present a case with median and radial nerve injuries together with brachial artery occlusion after a dog bite that is seen rarely in the literature. A 26 year-old man was admitted to our emergency department with a complaint of dog bite and weakness of fingers at the left upper extremity. There were bite impressions at the left arm. The physical examination of the patient revealed no brachial and radial artery pulse. The neurological examination revealed radial and median nerve deficits. The patient underwent a thromboembolectomy operation following laboratory and radiological evaluations. The nerve injuries were evaluated as partial and medical treatment was administered.
Eser
Olcay
O
Afyonkocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. drolcayeser@hotmail.com
Kocaoğullari
Cevdet Uğur
CU
Coşar
Murat
M
Emmiler
Mustafa
M
Cekirdekçi
Ahmet
A
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D017131:Thrombectomy