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ArticleJournal of the West African College of Surgeons

Role of Local Flaps in the Reconstruction of Extensive Anterolateral Noma Defect: A Case Report.

Mohammed Adam Sheikh Abdullahi, Ahmed Mohammed Alhaji, Kefas Mari Mbaya, Mujtaba Bala, Chubado Tahir

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Mohammed Adam Sheikh AbdullahiOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Ahmed Mohammed AlhajiAnaesthesia Department, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Kefas Mari MbayaPlastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Mujtaba BalaDental Department UDUTH Sokoto, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Chubado TahirDepartment of Surgery, University of Maiduguri & UMTH, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

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Abstract

The scarring stage of noma disease often presents with composite tissue loss involving hard and soft tissues with resultant fibrosis making reconstruction a challenge. Microvascular reconstruction option is associated with good outcomes when the expertise is available. Trismus, which is caused by either soft tissue fibrosis or the union of the coronoid to the zygomatic complex, is also a common presentation. Effective treatment necessitates the involvement of a diverse team of specialists and the establishment of clear treatment objectives. This report presents a case of an extensive composite noma defect with trismus in a 9-year-old female managed using local flaps.

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