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Case Report: Approach to Dog Bite Eyelid Injury in Rabies Endemic Area

Sarawak has recorded 24 rabies cases, since an outbreak was declared on July 1, 2017. We are presenting a case report dis-cussing the approach to dog bite eyelid laceration in Rabies endemic area. A 13-year-old boy came with full-thickness lid lacera-tion wound, after being attacked by a stray dog....

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Main Authors: Birapadian, SM, Ting, S L, Lim, C W
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Language:English
Published: 2021
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R Medicine (General)
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spelling my.unimas.ir.352362021-05-07T02:00:00Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35236/ Case Report: Approach to Dog Bite Eyelid Injury in Rabies Endemic Area Birapadian, SM Ting, S L Lim, C W R Medicine (General) Sarawak has recorded 24 rabies cases, since an outbreak was declared on July 1, 2017. We are presenting a case report dis-cussing the approach to dog bite eyelid laceration in Rabies endemic area. A 13-year-old boy came with full-thickness lid lacera-tion wound, after being attacked by a stray dog. The patient received a dose of intramuscular anti-tetanus injection, followed by immunoglobulin injection at the laceration site, rabies vaccine as well as completed a course of antibiotics. The laceration was allowed for primary closure, and it healed well with adequate apposition. This paper we outlined the importance of immediate accurate risk category stratification for early identification of those at risk in the primary care setting help minimize the risk of rabies infection and save a life. 2021-02 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35236/1/Ting%2C%20S%20L2.pdf Birapadian, SM and Ting, S L and Lim, C W (2021) Case Report: Approach to Dog Bite Eyelid Injury in Rabies Endemic Area. International Journal of Current Research and Review, 13 (4). pp. 20-22. ISSN 0975-5241 10.31782/IJCRR.2021.SP133
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Birapadian, SM
Ting, S L
Lim, C W
Case Report: Approach to Dog Bite Eyelid Injury in Rabies Endemic Area
description Sarawak has recorded 24 rabies cases, since an outbreak was declared on July 1, 2017. We are presenting a case report dis-cussing the approach to dog bite eyelid laceration in Rabies endemic area. A 13-year-old boy came with full-thickness lid lacera-tion wound, after being attacked by a stray dog. The patient received a dose of intramuscular anti-tetanus injection, followed by immunoglobulin injection at the laceration site, rabies vaccine as well as completed a course of antibiotics. The laceration was allowed for primary closure, and it healed well with adequate apposition. This paper we outlined the importance of immediate accurate risk category stratification for early identification of those at risk in the primary care setting help minimize the risk of rabies infection and save a life.
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author Birapadian, SM
Ting, S L
Lim, C W
author_facet Birapadian, SM
Ting, S L
Lim, C W
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title Case Report: Approach to Dog Bite Eyelid Injury in Rabies Endemic Area
title_short Case Report: Approach to Dog Bite Eyelid Injury in Rabies Endemic Area
title_full Case Report: Approach to Dog Bite Eyelid Injury in Rabies Endemic Area
title_fullStr Case Report: Approach to Dog Bite Eyelid Injury in Rabies Endemic Area
title_full_unstemmed Case Report: Approach to Dog Bite Eyelid Injury in Rabies Endemic Area
title_sort case report: approach to dog bite eyelid injury in rabies endemic area
publishDate 2021
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35236/1/Ting%2C%20S%20L2.pdf
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