title: Penetrating skull and brain injury due to a dog bite: a cautionary tale for the unwary.
abstract: We describe a rare case of depressed skull fracture after a dog bite. To our knowledge only three such cases have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Ruth.Burns@porthosp.nhs.uk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kusanale
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000293:injuries*; D004285:Dogs; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries; D004431:Ear, External / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries; D020204:Skull Fracture, Depressed / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology