2019
DOI: 10.1177/2632327319881071
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Bear Maul Injury in Maxillofacial Region: A Case Report

Abstract: Face, has always been the point of attraction in a person’s physique, any disfigurement of that, caused either due to any sort of trauma or by animal attack, would lead to not only functional impairment but also severe psychological disturbance. The reasons for these injuries may vary from one country to another and even within the same country. Injuries due to bear mauling are most commonly seen in rural areas, but in developing countries like ours, stripping the wildlife of their natural habitation brings th… Show more

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“…Injury in bear mauling is due to powerful slap with sharp curved claws of the bear, which causes a combination of crushing, penetrating, and cutting injuries. [ 2 ] The most commonly involved injury site is usually the face (80%), followed by the head. [ 3 ] Bear mauling rarely causes death, with a reported incidence of 2.39%.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Injury in bear mauling is due to powerful slap with sharp curved claws of the bear, which causes a combination of crushing, penetrating, and cutting injuries. [ 2 ] The most commonly involved injury site is usually the face (80%), followed by the head. [ 3 ] Bear mauling rarely causes death, with a reported incidence of 2.39%.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…22 Some surgeon even locally infiltrates human rabies immunoglobulin before closure. 23 In our series, we avoid local infiltrations. We administered both human rabies immunoglobulin (HRIG) and antirabies vaccine on day 0 and repeated administration of antirabies vaccine on day 3, 7, and 14.…”
Section: Managementmentioning
confidence: 96%