A retrospective clinical, multi-center cross-sectional study to assess the severity and sequela of Noma/Cancrum oris in Ethiopia.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Noma is a disfiguring gangrenous disease of the orofacial tissue and predominantly affects malnourished children. The tissue gangrene or necrosis starts in the mouth and eventually spreads intra-orally with the destruction of soft and hard tissues. If not controlled,...
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Main Authors: | Heron Gezahegn Gebretsadik (Author), Laurent Cleenewerck de Kiev (Author) |
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