Noma. Report of two cases.
Noma is an infectious process involving the oral cavity and occasionally other structures. It is characteristically a childhood affliction, and it never occurs in healthy persons. Conservative treatment in debriding facial lesions greatly enhances reconstructive efforts.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009625:Noma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*