Skarentzos Konstantinos, Papadopulos Nikolaos, Deftereos Savvas P, Thomaidis Stavros, Kambouri Katerina
Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace/General University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, GRC.
Plastic Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace/General University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, GRC.
Cureus. 2021 Oct 5;13(10):e18493. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18493. eCollection 2021 Oct.
Animal bites are among the top causes of preventable traumatic injuries. We describe the case of an 8-month-old female infant who was brought to the emergency department by her grandfather with serious rodent bites on her eyes, nose, right cheek, upper right extremity, and other smaller bites all over her body. This case is another proof of child neglect, or a possible infanticide attempt, as the motives of leaving the child in a hut without proper care, are not cleared up to this date. Rodent bites could be associated with Streptobacillus moniliformis infection and rat-bite fever. If the bites are left untreated for hours, the infant may suffer from hypovolemic shock due to bleeding, a possible fatal situation. The emergency surgical treatment of wounds is of vital importance.
动物咬伤是可预防的创伤性损伤的主要原因之一。我们描述了一名8个月大女婴的病例，她被祖父带到急诊科，眼睛、鼻子、右脸颊、右上臂有严重的鼠咬伤口，全身还有其他较小的咬伤。该病例是儿童被忽视或可能存在杀婴企图的又一证据，因为将孩子留在小屋里且未给予适当照顾的动机至今仍不明确。鼠咬可能与念珠状链杆菌感染及鼠咬热有关。如果咬伤数小时不治疗，婴儿可能因出血而出现低血容量性休克，这可能是致命的情况。伤口的急诊手术治疗至关重要。
