Open AccessRelease of Extra Articular Ankylosis of Jaws as a Sequelae of Cancrum Oris with Extensive Gingival Myasis in a Scoliosis Patient: A Rare Case Report
Author(s) -
Tanmoy Ghorui,
Amit Ray
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-018-1526-x
Subject(s) - medicine , ankylosis , otorhinolaryngology , dentistry , oral and maxillofacial surgery , scoliosis , orthodontics , surgery
'Noma' is an allusion to the rapidly destructive course of gangrene (Emmanuel et al. in J Maxillofac Surg 11:160-170, 1983). The pathogenicity is related to the high bacterial load of microorganisms resulting in gangrene that rapidly invades the facial tissues. The infection causes perforating wounds of the lips, cheek, nose, palate and bony fusion of the maxilla and mandible.