European Occupational Health Series : Year 1993; Prevention in Primary Care, Global Programme on Aids, Report No. 116: AIDS Hotlines for Countries of Central and Eastern Europe

By Besim Nuri

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Title:	European Occupational Health Series : Year 1993; Prevention in Primary Care, Global Programme on Aids, Report No. 116: AIDS Hotlines for Countries of Central and Eastern Europe
Author:	Besim Nuri
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Introduction Noma (from the Greek nomen, to devour) is a severe gangrene of the soft and hard tissues of the mouth, face, and neighbouring areas. This disease, also known as cancrum oris, was described by Tourdes in 1848 as a gangrenous affection of the mouth, especially attacking children in whom the constitution is altered by bad hygiene and serious illness, especially from the eruptive fevers, beginning as an ulcer of the mucous membrane with oedema of the face, extending from within out; rapidly destroying the soft parts and the bone, and almost always quickly fatal ... (I). This description is still very accurate today, except for the markedly reduced mortality rate resulting from the timely administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy. SunTivors of the disease may exhibit facial mutilation, impaired growth of the facial skeleton, nasal regurgitation of food, leakage of saliva, defective speech, and chewing difficulties. Reconstructive surgery of the resulting deformity is very costly, and the results are often less than satisfactory in terms of improvement in the patient's quality of life.

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