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Noma ( cancrum oris ) associated with oral myiasis in an adult
Author(s) -
Aguiar ÁMM,
Enwonwu CO,
Pires FR
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2003.03942.x
Subject(s) - noma , myiasis , medicine , dermatology , larva , biology , ecology , computer network , telecommunications link , computer science
Noma is a devastating oro‐facial necrotic condition affecting debilitated subjects. Oral myiasis is an infectious disease caused by deposition of larval flies in oral wounds and lesions. Oro‐facial noma–myiasis association has not been previously reported in the literature. The aim of this paper is to report a case of noma associated with myiasis in a 65‐year‐old Brazilian male.