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doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2014.10.001.
eCollection 2015 Jan.
Noma: A disease of poverty presenting at an urban hospital in the United States
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Noma: A disease of poverty presenting at an urban hospital in the United States
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Keywords: HSV, Herpes simplex virus; cancrum oris; disease of poverty; infectious disease; noma; opportunistic infection; orofacial gangrene.
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Acute noma. Extensive gangrenous necrosis extending through the perioral soft tissue and muscle. Photograph taken on hospital day 11.
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