The death of tissue in the lips and cheeks due to bacterial infection. Also called cancrum oris, it is largely confined to young, severely malnourished children in developing countries. Noma can also occur in the last stages of leukaemia.
Without treatment, noma causes severe ulceration, eventual destruction of the bones around the mouth, and loss of teeth. Healing occurs naturally, but scarring may be severe.
Antibacterial drugs and improved nutrition halt the progress of the disease.
Another name for CANCRUM ORIS.
(Hawaiian / African) One who sets an example / a farmer Nomah, Nomma, Nommah
(cancrum oris) n. a gangrenous condition that begins as a severe form of *ulcerative gingivitis and then spreads to involve the face. It causes progressive and mutilating tissue degradation and destruction of bone and soft tissue in the infected areas of the face and jaws. It is rare in countries with working infrastructures and is usually found in debilitated or malnourished individuals.
Cancrum oris, also called noma, is a gangrenous ulcer about the mouth which affects sickly children, especially after some severe disease such as measles. It is due to the growth of bacteria in the tissues.... cancrum oris
(English) A wanderer; a nomad Gipsee, Gipsey, Gipsy, Gypsi, Gypsie, Gypsey, Gypsee, Gipsi, Gipsie, Gipsea, Gypsea... gypsy
acute painful gingivitis with ulceration, in which the tissues of the gums are rapidly destroyed. Occurring mainly in debilitated patients, it is associated with anaerobic microorganisms (see Fusobacterium; Bacteroides) and is accompanied by an unpleasant odour. Treatment is with *metronidazole and a careful and thorough regime of oral hygiene supplemented with oxidizing mouthwashes. In the past ulcerative gingivitis has been called acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG), Vincent stomatitis, or Vincent’s angina. A rare complication of severe ulcerative gingivitis is a *noma.... ulcerative gingivitis
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