Labial reconstruction due to a dog bite in an elderly woman

Authors

  • José Manuel Díaz Fernández Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico "Saturnino Lora Torres", Santiago de Cuba
  • Johannes Mestre Cabello Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Ciudad Habana

Keywords:

elderly woman, dog bite, facial wound, local facial flap, antibiotic prophylaxis.

Abstract

The case report of an 80 years elderly woman with history of Alzheimer´s is presented, who went along with her children to the Emergency Service of "Saturnino Lora Torres"TeachingClinicalSurgicalProvincialHospitaldue to a dog bite in the labial region. The wound cleaning, debridement and prophylaxis was carried out to the patient, followed by making combined local flaps and immediate suture. The cosmetic and functional results were classified as favorable. 

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Author Biography

José Manuel Díaz Fernández, Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico "Saturnino Lora Torres", Santiago de Cuba

especialista II grado en cirugía maxilo facial del hospital provincial saturnino lora. profesor consultante. master en atencion de urgencias estomatológicas.

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Published

2017-09-12

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Díaz Fernández JM, Mestre Cabello J. Labial reconstruction due to a dog bite in an elderly woman. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2017 Sep. 12 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];21(9). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1678

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 9 (2017): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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