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. 2020;121(4):277-282.
doi: 10.14712/23362936.2020.25.

Massive Dog Bite Injury of the Scalp in One-year Old Boy

Marko Bašković  1 , Anto Pajić  2 , Zoran Barčot  2
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Massive Dog Bite Injury of the Scalp in One-year Old Boy

Marko Bašković et al. Prague Med Rep. 2020.

Abstract

A one-year-old boy was referred to our Department of Pediatric Surgery with extensive scalp injury. He was bitten by a neighbour's mixed-breed dog. The wound of the forehead is primary closed while scalp is reimplanted. Due to non-acceptance on the eighth day a necrectomy of devitalized tissue was done. Before applying Integra®, for 2 days, the wound was treated with a V.A.C.® system. After 14 days, Integra® was accepted and split-thickness skin graft (STSG) was transplanted from left upper leg. After 3 months the local status is satisfactory. A hair transplant is planned in the future.

Keywords: Child; Dog bite; Plastic surgery; Scalp avulsion.

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