Globe rupture caused by a camel bite

Camel bites are uncommon. They are more common during the rutting season where male camels become more aggressive. Herein, we report a unique case of a 25-year-old man who was repeatedly bitten to his face and neck by an aggressive camel that resulted in left eye evisceration, parotid duct, and faci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Balac, Korana, Al-Ali, Mohamed A., AlMahmoud, Tahra, Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6506701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31080865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2019.100202
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Sumario:Camel bites are uncommon. They are more common during the rutting season where male camels become more aggressive. Herein, we report a unique case of a 25-year-old man who was repeatedly bitten to his face and neck by an aggressive camel that resulted in left eye evisceration, parotid duct, and facial nerve injury. To our knowledge, Globe rupture caused by a camel bite has not been previously reported.

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