A pit bull attacked a 19-year-old woman in West Philadelphia this morning, severing her right ear from her head, police said.
The victim, who was not identified, was having a seizure when she was attacked by the family's dog, police said. The woman lives in the 5200 block of Arlington Street in the city's Wynnefield section, police said.
The woman was reported to be in stable condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
A police spokeswoman said officers recovered the ear, put it on ice and took it to the hospital.