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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1972;15(9):811-814. Published online September 30, 1972.

A Case of Noma (Gangrenous stomatitis, Cancrum oris)

Sung Soo Lee¹, Jae Sung Lee¹, Duk Jin Yun¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Noma is a disease of dramatic onset affecting young children who are often ill nourished and who are recovering from a serious illness, usually one of the eruptive fevers. It is characterized by a well-demarcated gangrene affecting the gums, oral mucous and soft tissue of the face, often associated with extensive destruction of the skin and the bony skeleton. We experienced a case of Noma in 8 year old male child who was suffered from malnutrition with bacillary dysentery. There were well-demarcated gangrenes over the lower lip on the left side and the dorsal surface o£ the right first toe. A literature was reviewed on this subject.

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