title: Cancrum oris.
abstract: A malnourished 9-year-old boy presented with an infection in the buccal space that developed into cancrum oris during the course of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, College of Dental Surgery, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576 104, Karnataka, India. agbenehan@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Anil George
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Behanan
authors.forename: Ajith
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auluck
authors.forename: Keerti Latha
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009625:Noma / Q000150:complications*; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology