Raúl Copana-OlmosMaria Elena Calderon-LopezAdriana Jove-VeizagaEsther Ochoa-LedezmaJosé A Gómez-RocabadoN. Agui-SantivañezB Wara Ledezma-HurtadoMaría R García-Delgadillo2026-03-222026-03-22202310.5546/aap.2022-02928.enghttps://doi.org/10.5546/aap.2022-02928.enghttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/46567Citaciones: 2Introduction. The objective of this study is to describe the characteristics of dog bite injuries in children seen at a children's hospital in Bolivia. Population and methods. This was an observational, retrospective study in patients seen between 2017 and 2021. Results. A total of 769 patients were studied. Dog bite injuries accounted for 5.6% of emergency visits and 0.8% of hospitalizations. They were more frequent in children younger than 5 years (55.1%), in whom the following were observed: greater injury severity (p = 0.008), history of animal provocation (p = 0.048), known attacking animal (p < 0.036), domestic accident (p = 0.021), greater frequency of post-exposure prophylaxis with anti-rabies serum (p = 0.005), and maxillofacial area as the main region involved (p < 0.001). There were 3 deaths due to human rabies and 1 due to hypovolemic shock. Conclusion. Dog bite injuries are a frequent cause of visit to the emergency department and hospitalization in pediatrics and have specific characteristics in children younger than 5 years.enMedicineRabiesObservational studyPediatricsAnimal BitesRetrospective cohort studyTertiary carePopulationPoison controlEmergency medicinearticle