https://medical.advancedresearchpublications.com/index.php/APCRIJ/issue/feed 2024-06-10T15:48:28+00:00 Advanced Research Publications admin@adrpublications.in Open Journal Systems https://medical.advancedresearchpublications.com/index.php/APCRIJ/article/view/3311 2024-06-10T15:48:28+00:00 Vrinda Lath vrindalath18@gmail.com Freston Marc Sirur freston.sirur@manipal.edu Ramya ramya1.mchpmpl2023@learner.manipal.edu Omesh Kumar Bharti bhartiomesh@yahoo.com

<p>Rabies is a fatal disease with almost 100% mortality, with the recommended mainstay of management being preventive, postexposure prophylaxis, and mass dog vaccination. In India, there have been many reports of failure of post-exposure prophylaxis, often due to administration, vaccine quality, and storage. One of the contributing factors is the gluteal administration of rabies vaccine. Here we discuss a case of a partially vaccinated child presenting on day 3 following a category 3 bite, with the first two doses administered intramuscularly in the gluteal region. This case highlights a conundrum faced by clinicians who often encounter partially vaccinated patients, which in this case was treated similarly to an unvaccinated case as the route of previous doses was gluteal.</p> <p><strong>How to cite this article:</strong><br>Lath V, Sirur FM, Ramya, Bharati OK. Should <br>Rabies Vaccination in the Gluteus Muscle be <br>Treated as Unimmunized? - A Case Report. APCRI <br>J. 2024; 26(1): 1-3.</p> <p><strong>DOI:</strong> https://doi.org/10.24321/0973.5038.202401</p>

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