Noma (cancrum oris) associated with oral myiasis in an adult

Oral Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 158-159

  Aguiar, A M M ^a   Enwonwu, C O ^b   Pires, Fábio Ramôa ^c  

^a Hospital Souza Aguiar   (Brazil)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult; Cancrum oris; Myiasis; Noma; Oral

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; MYIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMATITIS;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; MYIASIS; NECROSIS; NOMA; ORAL ULCER;

EID: 0038779214     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2003.03942.x     Document Type: Article

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