Noma in a full-term neonate.
Noma is an uncommon gangrenous process usually affecting malnourished children. A full-term neonate with orofacial noma, bilateral choanal atresia, and transient neutropenia with B cell deficiency is reported. This unusual appearance of noma in a well-nourished newborn might be related to the combination of choanal atresia and transient immune deficiency.
D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000150:complications*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D009625:Noma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications