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Dermabond and dog bites

Had an 11 month old bitten on the face by the family dog. The worst
wound was only 1 cm long and apparently not very deep. Local ER closed
it with Dermabond. By the end of the week a large draining abcess had
formed under it. I drained about 4cc of pus, cleansed it well, and
Steri-stripped it, to follow daily.

ER says they have used Dermabond on many animal bites without bad
results.

Any comments?

Paul R Prescott, MD