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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 51-53 |
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Rat bite in the neonate: A case report and review of literature
Abdullah Shaikh1, Pranjali Guhathakurata2, Partha Chakraborty3, Pankaj Kumar Halder3
1 Department of General Surgery, R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Pediatric Medicine, R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Pediatric Surgery, R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Halder
Saroda Palli, Panchanon Tala, Baruipur, Kolkata - 700 144, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/mjmsr.mjmsr_1_22
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Animal (dog, cat, and rodent) bite injuries in neonates are common in developing countries, especially when the mother leaves the baby at the side of the field in which she is working. A wide spectrum of rat-bite injuries is described in the literature. Disease following the bite of a rat has been known for many years and has been described as rat-bite fever. We report a case of a 17-day-old female neonate who presented with a severe rat-bite injury to the face, with consequent problems in management.
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