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Am J Perinatol 1993; 10(6): 409-411
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994617
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© 1993 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Neonatal Noma

Ada Juster-Reicher, Benjamin M. Mogilner, Gideon Levi, Orna Flidel, Moshe Amitai
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and ENT Department, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Neonatal noma is a rare clinical syndrome affecting term and preterm infants. It causes gangrene of the orofacial tissues accompanied by sepsis and a high mortality rate. A preterm 35-week infant, severely growth retarded in utero, developed clinical signs of sepsis with ulcers all over the oral mucosa caused by local infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The lesions healed with cicatricial sequelae of the mouth, sequestration of teeth, and retraction of perimandibular soft tissues.

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