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