Noma in an Afghani child: A case report

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 742-744

  Barrera, Jose ^a   Connor, Matthew P ^a  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Cancrum Oris; Infection; Noma

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN V POTASSIUM;

AFGHANI; ANAEROBE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIOPSY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CHEEK PERFORATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNIC GROUP; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OSTEOLYSIS; PERFORATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; SEQUESTROTOMY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; STOMATITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CLOSURE;

AFGHANISTAN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NOMA; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84860248698     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.01.034     Document Type: Article

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