Bony fusion of the maxilla and mandible as a sequelae of noma: A rare case report

Noma is a gangrenous disease of the orofacial region that leads to severe facial tissue destruction and is a significant cause of death among children. With the advent of modern antibiotics and improved nutrition, children with noma may survive into adulthood, but must face the challenge of undergoi...

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Autores principales: Bagewadi, Shivanand B., Awasthi, Ujjwala Rastogi, Mody, Bharat M., Suma, Gundareddy N., Garg, Shruti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26389063
http://dx.doi.org/10.5624/isd.2015.45.3.193
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Sumario:Noma is a gangrenous disease of the orofacial region that leads to severe facial tissue destruction and is a significant cause of death among children. With the advent of modern antibiotics and improved nutrition, children with noma may survive into adulthood, but must face the challenge of undergoing repair of the sequelae of noma. This report describes a case of bony fusion of the maxilla and mandible in a 28-year-old female patient, which was a sequelae of a childhood case of noma.

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