ReviewGlobal journal of health science2015
A Review on Noma: A Recent Update.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Prevalence and associated risk factors for noma in Nigerian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Healthcare workers' knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and practices of noma in Northwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Systematic scoping review of the noma evidence landscape: current knowledge and gaps.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Clinical Diagnosis of Acute Noma: Essential Infection Markers and Clinical Presentations.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Resurgence of Noma (Cancrum Oris) in Nigeria.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Nonparametric Testing of Body Mass Index as a Predictor of Severe Noma: Assessing Potential Association.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Rapid assessment of noma: Reporting on forgotten and neglected disease in Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Cancrum oris and hemiparesis in a young female patient-a case report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Noma in the WHO's list of neglected tropical diseases: A review of its impact on undeveloped and developing tropical regions.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Review
- Noma in an 18 months Toddler: A Rare Case Report with Review of Literature.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2024Article
- Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, northwest Nigeria.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Observational
- Reconstructive Surgery for the Neglected Tropical Diseases: Global Gaps and Future Directions.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Osteonecrosis of the Jaw.Dentistry journal · 2023Review
- Physiotherapy and associated factors affecting mouth opening changes in noma patients during initial hospitalization at an MSF-supported hospital in Northwest Nigeria-A retrospective cohort study.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Noma: a PubMed-based informetric analysis of a neglected tropical orofacial disease in Nigeria.Sudanese journal of paediatrics · 2023Article
- An unusual cause of facial wound in a child: Hyper IgE syndrome-associated Noma neonatorum.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Retrospective Characterization of Noma Cases Found Incidentally across Nigeria during Outreach Programs for Cleft Lip from 2011-2020.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2022Article
- Is noma a neglected/overlooked tropical disease?Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2022Article
- Noma: Experiences of Survivors, Opinion Leaders and Healthcare Professionals in Burkina Faso.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Economic and Social Costs of Noma: Design and Application of an Estimation Model to Niger and Burkina Faso.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
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Abstract
Noma is a gangrenous infection primarily affecting under developed countries. The aim of this paper was to review all recent articles on noma from January 2003 to August 2014 and briefly update the latest information related to the topic. A literature search was done on PUBMED using the keywords "noma/cancrum oris". Noma is commonly seen in malnourished children. There has been an increased incidence of noma in HIV patients. Apart from these, noma has also been reported in association with cyclic neutropenia, herpetic stomatitis, leukemia, Down's syndrome and Burkett's disease. Treatment of acute noma includes transfusion of blood and intravenous fluids, administration of antibiotics, putting the patient on a high protein diet and debridement of necrotic areas. Surgical phase is usually initiated 6 to 18 months after a period of quiescence. Although, the mortality rate associated with noma has reduced significantly with the advent of modern generation antibiotics, the functional, cosmetic and psychological challenges associated with the destruction of soft or hard tissues still remains a huge challenge. Adequate steps must be implemented by the government or medical professionals to prevent the disease and provide an early intervention.
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