Simultaneous occurrence of noma in identical twin brothers: Possibility of a genetic basis

• Main Authors: Mujtaba Bala (Author), Ramat Oyebunmi Braimah (Author), Abubakar Abdullahi Bello (Author), Abdurrazaq Olanrewaju Taiwo (Author), Ibrahim Kayode Suleiman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Noma is a devastating orofacial gangrenous condition that may cause significant mutilation of the facial anatomy. The pathogenesis is poorly understood and has been reported in a setting of low socioeconomic and unhygienic conditions with associated malnutrition. We present this conditio...