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Could there be osteomyelitis in arm after dog bite?
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Bad deep dog bite: The wound needs to breach the bone covering, the periosteum, to infect it. So it would very likely be a really bad, deep bite. Think something akin to an attack dog refusing to release an arm or leg.
Answered 10/27/2017
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Can happen: Wound infections associated with animal bites usually have polymicrobial etiology,requiring broad-spectrum antimicrobials targeted at both aerobic and anaerobic gram-negative bacteria. Dog bite wounds can exhibit rapidly progressive soft-tissue inflammation.Deeper soft tissue can also be affected, manifesting as tenosynovitis, septic arthritis, and osteomyelitis.
Answered 10/27/2017
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YES: A deep and penetrating bite to bone could cause osteo.
Answered 10/27/2017
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