Dog Bite-induced Necrosis of Lymph Nodes: A Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal IDCases

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2023 Aug 10

PMID 37559970

Authors

Xiaobing Li

Lan Liu

Chao Yang

Bo Jiang

Xiaochuan He

Aibing Xiong

Hong Yan

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Abstract

Dog bite is a common skin injury, which mainly causes structural damage, infection, and psychological trauma. Among these complications, infection by oral flora from animals has a major effect on later treatment. Each animal has a relatively unique oral microbial flora, which has a potential risk of infection and affects the formulation of treatment plans. Although lymph node necrosis is a common disease in the medical field, distant metastatic abscess and lymph node necrosis caused by dog bite are still worthy of early clinical suspicion after a patient presents with a dog bite disease. A high index of suspicion is greatly significant in shortening the patient's hospital stay, promoting wound healing, and reducing psychological trauma of patients.

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