[Activity report about hospital Saint-Louis's team for taking in charge sequellae of Noma].
A presentation of the country in which the missions have been made, the authors describe the schedule of their action and the synergy developed with associative partners allowing tacking in charge of sequelae of Noma disease. Epidemiology and clinics of Noma are shortly described. Different cases are exposed by localisations: lips, centro-facial, cheek, hemi-face. Different principles of these reconstructions are exposed and the techniques with their adaptation to the African lip and to the particularity of Noma lesion (important lose of substance of mucosae which is very important to repair). The very important points of the organisation are exposed especially for the follow up of these patients.
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Service de chirurgie plastique, hôpital René-Dubos, 6, avenue de l'Ile-de-France, 95300 Pontoise, France. francois.foussadier@medecinsdumonde.net
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002608:Charities; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors