Lower lip ulceration with purulent discharge in a child with cerebral palsy

Authors

  • Ghazala Butt King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore
  • Wajieha Saeed King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore
  • Muhammad Uzair King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore
  • Ijaz Hussain King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v27i2.1093

References

1. Devi SR, Gogoi M. Aesthetic restoration of facial defect caused by cancrum oris: A case report. Indian J Plast Surg. 2003;36:131-3.

2. Tempest NN. Cancrum oris. Br J Surg. 1966;53(1):949-69.

3. Adams-Ray WE, James JH: Cancrum oris: functional and cosmetic reconstruction in patients with ankylosis of the jaws. Br J Plast Surg. 1992;45:193-8

4. Enwonwu CO, Falkler WA, Idigbe EO. Orofacial gangrene (noma/cancrum oris): pathogenetic mechanisms. Grit Rev Oral Biol Med. 2000;11:159-71.

5. Berthold P. Noma: a forgotten disease. Dent Clin North Am 2003;47:559-74.

6. Juster-Reicher A, Mogilner BM, Levi G, Flidel O, Amitai M. Neonatal noma. Am J Perinatol. 1993;10:409-11.

7. Adolph HP, Yugueros P, Woods JE. Noma: a review. Ann Plast Surg. 1996;37:657-68.

8. Yuca K, Yuca SA, Cankaya H, Caksen H, Calka O, Kiris M. Report of an infant with noma (cancrum oris). J Dermatol. 2004;31:488-91.

9. Smith I. Vincent angina and fusiform bacillus; Cancrum Oris. J Maxillofacial Surg. 1970;7:293-8.

10. Enwonwu CO, Falkler WA Jr, Idigbe EO, Afolabi BM, Ibrahim M, Onwujekwe D, et al. Pathogenesis of cancrum oris (noma): Confounding interactions of malnutrition with infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999;60:223-32.

Downloads

Published

11.07.2018

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2017): April - June

Section

PhotoDermDiagnosis

License

Copyright (c) 2017 Ghazala Butt, Wajieha Saeed, Muhammad Uzair, Ijaz Hussain

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Submission declaration

Authors retain the copyright to their work and grant the 'Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists (JPAD)' the right of first publication under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This license allows others to share, adapt, and reuse the work for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal.

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that the work has not been published previously (except as an abstract, lecture, or academic thesis), is not under review elsewhere, and has been approved by all authors and relevant authorities. Once accepted, the article will be openly accessible under the CC BY 4.0 license, ensuring wide dissemination and reuse with proper attribution.

How to Cite

1.
Lower lip ulceration with purulent discharge in a child with cerebral palsy. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 11 [cited 2026 Jul. 21];27(2):197-9. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/1093