title: Is noma neonatorum a presentation of ecthyma gangrenosum in the newborn?
abstract: Noma neonatorum was suggested as a distinct entity characterized by a gangrenous process of the nose, oral cavity, eyelids and perineum that was almost universally fatal in premature infants with Pseudomonas sepsis. We report the first case of noma neonatorum in a 26-week-gestation twin born in the United States. Our case is consistent with previous descriptions of noma neonatorum; however, we question the distinction between noma neonatorum and a neonatal presentation of ecthyma gangrenosum.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Division, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandra F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yogev
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D009625:Noma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010502:Perineum / Q000473:pathology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014427:Twins