COMPLICATIONS WITH A BITE WOUND IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISING PATIENT CAUSED BY A STREET CAT - CASE REPORT
Keywords:
Diabetes, vulnus morsum, infection, necrosis, catAbstract
Cat bites and scratches can lead to more serious infections, where they lead to a disruption of the integrity of the epithelial part of the skin, which can affect the subcutaneous tissue, tendons, muscles, blood vessels and nerves, etc. A case of a cat bite on the lower leg of a patient with chronic diabetes mellitus and a detailed complicated course of treatment is described. Immunocompromised patients are at high risk of health complications from cat bites, and it is very important that if a cat bite occurs, the patient promptly reports to an adequate medical institution, in order to repair the newly formed injury/wound in a timely manner. If the wound is ignored, complications with unpredictable consequences often occur.
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