Noma (cancrum oris) associated with oral myiasis in an adult.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: A M M Aguiar, C O Enwonwu, F R Pires
• Journal: Oral diseases (Oral Dis) Vol. 9 Issue 3 Pg. 158-9 (May 2003) ISSN: 1354-523X [Print] Denmark
• PMID: 12945598 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Humans
• Male
• Mouth Diseases (parasitology)
• Myiasis (complications)
• Necrosis
• Noma (complications)
• Oral Ulcer (parasitology)