Abstract
Animal bite is a bite wound from a pet, farm or wild animal. Dog bites make up 80-85% of all reported incidents. Cats amount for about 10% of reported bites and other animals such as rodents, rabbits, horses, raccoons, bats and monkeys amount to 5-10%. Bites by mongoose are uncommon. Here, we present a case of fatal mongoose bite to an elderly woman who died as a complication of streptococcal infection at the bite site.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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Bites and Stings / complications*
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Bites and Stings / drug therapy
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Bites and Stings / pathology
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Cefoperazone / therapeutic use
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Heart Arrest / etiology
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Heart Arrest / pathology
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Herpestidae*
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Humans
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India
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Injections
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Leg Injuries / diagnosis*
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Leg Injuries / drug therapy
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Leg Injuries / pathology
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Metronidazole / therapeutic use
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Middle Aged
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Skin / pathology
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Streptococcal Infections / pathology
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Sulbactam / therapeutic use
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Wound Infection / diagnosis*
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Wound Infection / drug therapy
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Wound Infection / pathology
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Metronidazole
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Cefoperazone
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Sulbactam