Cancrum Oris (noma) in Children

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Main Author: Valadas, G
Publication Date: 1998
Other Authors: Leal, MJ
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3492
Summary: Cancrum oris, noma or gangrenous stomatitis is a disease which affects primarily undernourished and immunosuppressed young children. Frequent in underdeveloped countries, it also is seen in rare cases of patients with AIDS and leukemia in America and in Europe. Once fatal, the disease is now better understood and today the repair of its terrible sequels is looked upon as a great surgical challenge. This paper reports a case of noma in a 3-year-old black African female admitted to this Service. In an already advanced stage of this illness with severe sequelae, she presented with partial amputation of the lips (upper and lower), right cheek, right side of the nose and maxilla. The choice of treatment of the infected area and eventual reconstruction is discussed.
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spelling Cancrum Oris (noma) in ChildrenChild, PreschoolFemaleGuinea-BissauHumansNomaPortugalReconstructive Surgical ProceduresSurgical FlapsWound InfectionHDE CIR PEDCancrum oris, noma or gangrenous stomatitis is a disease which affects primarily undernourished and immunosuppressed young children. Frequent in underdeveloped countries, it also is seen in rare cases of patients with AIDS and leukemia in America and in Europe. Once fatal, the disease is now better understood and today the repair of its terrible sequels is looked upon as a great surgical challenge. This paper reports a case of noma in a 3-year-old black African female admitted to this Service. In an already advanced stage of this illness with severe sequelae, she presented with partial amputation of the lips (upper and lower), right cheek, right side of the nose and maxilla. The choice of treatment of the infected area and eventual reconstruction is discussed.Hippokrates Verlag StuttgartRepositório da Unidade Local de Saúde São JoséValadas, GLeal, MJ2020-08-10T14:26:05Z1998-021998-02-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3492eng10.1055/s-2008-1071118info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-03-06T16:51:42Zoai:repositorio.chlc.pt:10400.17/3492Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T00:22:40.635743Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cancrum Oris (noma) in Children
title Cancrum Oris (noma) in Children
spellingShingle Cancrum Oris (noma) in Children
Valadas, G
Child, Preschool
Female
Guinea-Bissau
Humans
Noma
Portugal
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgical Flaps
Wound Infection
HDE CIR PED
title_short Cancrum Oris (noma) in Children
title_full Cancrum Oris (noma) in Children
title_fullStr Cancrum Oris (noma) in Children
title_full_unstemmed Cancrum Oris (noma) in Children
title_sort Cancrum Oris (noma) in Children
author Valadas, G
author_facet Valadas, G
Leal, MJ
author_role author
author2 Leal, MJ
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Unidade Local de Saúde São José
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Valadas, G
Leal, MJ
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Child, Preschool
Female
Guinea-Bissau
Humans
Noma
Portugal
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgical Flaps
Wound Infection
HDE CIR PED
topic Child, Preschool
Female
Guinea-Bissau
Humans
Noma
Portugal
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgical Flaps
Wound Infection
HDE CIR PED
description Cancrum oris, noma or gangrenous stomatitis is a disease which affects primarily undernourished and immunosuppressed young children. Frequent in underdeveloped countries, it also is seen in rare cases of patients with AIDS and leukemia in America and in Europe. Once fatal, the disease is now better understood and today the repair of its terrible sequels is looked upon as a great surgical challenge. This paper reports a case of noma in a 3-year-old black African female admitted to this Service. In an already advanced stage of this illness with severe sequelae, she presented with partial amputation of the lips (upper and lower), right cheek, right side of the nose and maxilla. The choice of treatment of the infected area and eventual reconstruction is discussed.
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