Noma and Noma-like disease in HIV/AIDS patients, a comorbid interaction: A systematic review | Zendy

Héctor Prado | Zendy; Bertha Beatriz Castillo-Ventura | Zendy; Irma Jiménez–Escobar | Zendy; Juan Pablo RamirezHinojosa | Zendy; Antonio López−Gómez | Zendy; Miguel García-de-la-Cruz | Zendy; Mijal Dayan-Nurko | Zendy

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Noma and Noma-like disease in HIV/AIDS patients, a comorbid interaction: A systematic review

Author(s) -

Héctor Prado,

Bertha Beatriz Castillo-Ventura,

Irma Jiménez–Escobar,

Juan Pablo RamirezHinojosa,

Antonio López−Gómez,

Miguel García-de-la-Cruz,

Mijal Dayan-Nurko

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.9716

Subject(s) - noma , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , virology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics

Noma is an opportunistic polymicrobial infection that cause necrosis of the mouth and face, with high morbidity and mortality, predominantly affecting malnourished children and persons with debilitating diseases. Cases of noma-like disease in adults, although rare, have been increasingly reported in HIV/AIDS patients particularly in developing countries but also in more developed countries.

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