title: Management of penile trauma caused by a dog bite.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dog bites to the external genitalia are extremely rare. The literature shows only sporadic cases of penile injuries due to dog bites, presenting mostly as children and adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 45-year old patient with avulsion and traumatic de-gloving of the penile skin, with exposure of the tunica albuginea, which surrounds the cavernous bodies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dog bite wounds pose a serious medical threat. An effective initial treatment of the wound, as well as adequate supportive treatments are essential for the efficient healing of the resulting infection.
authors.forename: Aćimović
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miodrag
authors.forename: Babić
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uroš
authors.forename: Argirović
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aleksandar
authors.forename: Aćimović
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ljubomir
authors.forename: Santrić
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Veljko
authors.forename: Bumbaširević
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uroš
authors.forename: Rafailović
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dragutin
authors.forename: Kajmaković
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boris
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*