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Dog Bites Complications

Complications of dog bites include:

Foreign body in wound
Skin abscess
Cellulitis:

Cellulitis of the arm
Cellulitis of the hand
Cellulitis of the leg
Cellulitis of the foot
Cellulitis of the abdomen
Cellulitis of the breast

Lymphangitis:

Lymphangitis of the arm
Lymphangitis of the back of the leg
Lymphangitis of the hand from a finger wound

Bacterial tenosynovitis
Impetigo
Disability: due to muscle or tendon injury

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Last Updated: Aug 22, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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