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[Noma. Apropos of a case in a 10-year old child]. 1990

J P Artis, and S Cassang, and M Artis, and I Bennani

Faculté de Médecine Dentaire de Rabat.

The author reports an unusual case of Cancrum Oris in a young nomadic Moroccan patient. They attribute the presence of this condition to poor dental oral care and the neglect of the disease in its early stages. Cancrum Oris can result in oral and facial mutilitations and on some occasions, death. It is proposed that preventative measures, including exemplary oral hygiene and adequate nutrition during infancy and childhood could eradicate the disease.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009625	Noma	A severe gangrenous process occurring predominantly in debilitated and malnourished children, especially in underdeveloped countries. It typically begins as a small vesicle or ulcer on the gingiva that rapidly becomes necrotic and spreads to produce extensive destruction of the buccal and labial mucosa and tissues of the face, which may result in severe disfigurement and even death. Various bacteria have been implicated in the etiology. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Cancrum Oris,Stomatitis, Gangrenous,Gangrenous Stomatitides,Gangrenous Stomatitis,Nomas,Stomatitides, Gangrenous
D009910	Oral Hygiene	The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health.	Dental Hygiene,Hygiene, Dental,Hygiene, Oral
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014078	Tooth Eruption	The emergence of a tooth from within its follicle in the ALVEOLAR PROCESS of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE into the ORAL CAVITY. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)	Teething,Eruption, Tooth,Eruptions, Tooth,Tooth Eruptions
D015362	Child Nutrition Disorders	Disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition, occurring in children ages 2 to 12 years.	Child Malnutrition,Nutrition Disorders, Child,Child Overnutrition,Malnutrition in Children,Malnutrition, Child,Child Nutrition Disorder,Nutrition Disorder, Child,Overnutrition, Child