Personal Injury Law

Teen suffers infection from dog bite

By Barry Doyle

A 13 year old New Jersey boy was bitten by a pit bull recently while he was out going to restaurant. The pit bull was being walked by a walker when he lunged after the boy, biting him in the calf.

The boy was badly wounded as a result of the attack, with wounds requiring 146 stitches to close. More significantly, he suffered a cellulitis infection which required hospitalization.

The most obvious consequence of a dog bite attack is the wound itself. Dog bites frequently leave scars which require stitches to close and leave irregular, irreparable scars.

However, one of the significant risks of a dog bite injury is an infection. Cellulitis is the generic term for a skin infection. Dogs have many germs in their mouths, and when dogs break the skin, this creates the potential for infection.

When a cellultis infection develops, it requires significant antibiotic treatment, and if untreated, can result in significant tissue loss.

Full post as published by Cook County Personal Injury Lawyer on August 26, 2007 (boomark / email).