Avulsion injury of scrotum by human bite: case report and review of literature
Basic and Clinical Andrology volume 21, pages 266–268 (2011)
La morsure humaine des organes génitaux externes est rare. Nous rapportons un cas de plaie scrotale par morsure humaine, liée à un différend d’ordre sexuel. La lésion était une plaie récente par arrachement du sommet du scrotum, sans atteinte testiculaire. Cette plaie a été favorablement traitée par un parage et une suture scrotale sous couverture d’une antibiothérapie, avec un calendrier vaccinal contre le tétanos à jour.
Human bites of male external genitalia are rare. We report a case of scrotal wound caused by human bite during a sexual dispute. Lesion was recent wound caused by tearing off the summit of scrotal skin without any testicular injury. The wound was successfully treated by antibiotics, surgical debridement and suture. The patient was immunized against tetanus.
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Dekou, A., Fofana, A., Vodi, C. et al. Arrachement du scrotum par morsure humaine: présentation d’un cas et revue de la littérature. Basic Clin. Androl. 21, 266–268 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12610-011-0143-2
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