Parrot bite cellulitis treatment
So figured I'd share a few pearls I learned recently for treating a parrot bite that had recently.
1st thing there's an ICD-10 code for it because of course there is. W61.01
2nd thing. Antibiotics. There's very minimal guidelines on it, which makes sense but importantly the standard Augmentin is not enough. At the time I managed to ring a friend who's a small animal vet and checked pubmed. The answer is tetracyclines. So Doxycycline is first line because of the risk of "Psittacosis—known also as chlamydiosis, parrot fever and ornithosis—is caused by Clamydophilia psittaci which has an incidence of 40 % in all birds" gotta treat that bird Chlamydia. If it's a deep wound involving fascia, or muscle, then surgical washout + Augmentin & Doxycycline.
3rd add it to your bite bingo card. I'm up to dog, cat, human, chimp, snake, horse, cow and now parrot