Risk factors for diagnosed noma in northwest Nigeria: A case-control study, 2017.

• Main Authors: Elise Farley (Author), Annick Lenglet (Author), Cono Ariti (Author), Nma M Jiya (Author), Adeniyi Semiyu Adetunji (Author), Saskia van der Kam (Author), Karla Bil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Noma (cancrum oris), a neglected tropical disease, rapidly disintegrates the hard and soft tissue of the face and leads to severe disfiguration and high mortality. The disease is poorly understood. We aimed to estimate risk factors for diagnosed noma to better guide existing prevention an...