Noma (cancrum oris) associated with oral myiasis in an adult.
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.
Aguiar
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Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Enwonwu
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Pires
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications*; D009336:Necrosis; D009625:Noma / Q000150:complications*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000469:parasitology