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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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An unusual dog bite in an infant with penetrating brain injury and scalp loss
Sheerin Shah1, Hanish Bansal2, Rajinder K Mittal1, Ashwani K Chaudhary2, Sanjeev Uppal1, Ramneesh Garg1, Soheb Rafique1, Jagminder Singh2
1 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
2 Department of NeuroSurgery, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sheerin Shah
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana - 141 012, Punjab
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/tjps.tjps_52_18
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The spectrum of bites varies from superficial scraches till deep avulsion of tissues. Children especially infants , because of inherent inability to defense against dogs , are more liable to get their bites. We report an interesting case of dog bite in a 5 months old infant.
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