Necrotising Infection of the Orofacial Tissues in Neonates (Noma Neonatorum): Case report |
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| Authors: | Bishara S. Atiyeh Hussein A. Hashim Michel T. Rubeiz Ashraf M. Hamdan Fadi F. Bitar Haytham M. Serhal |
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| Affiliation: | 1. From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery;2. Department of Pediatrics, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon |
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| Abstract: | Noma neonatorum should be differentiated from noma, in that it is typically a disease of seriously ill premature infants whose birth weight was low, and is caused by Pseudomonas aerugenosa septicaemia. We know of only two case reports of noma neonatorum involving newborn infants born at full term, so we report here another case of noma neonatorum in a neonate born at full term. In addition we describe the differences between noma neonatorum and noma (cancrum oris), a clinically related entity. |
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