Noma (cancrum oris)

Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D., Spyridon S. Marinopoulos, M.D., M.B.A.
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PATHOGENS

  • Pathogenesis not well understood. A host of oral flora are thought to participate.
  • Most frequently found:
    • Fusobacterium necrophorum
    • Prevotella intermedia
  • Other that may interact:
    • Borrelia vincentii
    • Porphyromonas gingivalis
    • Tannerella forsythia
    • Treponema denticola
    • Staphylococcus aureus
    • Some nonhemolytic Streptococci

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PATHOGENS

  • Pathogenesis not well understood. A host of oral flora are thought to participate.
  • Most frequently found:
    • Fusobacterium necrophorum
    • Prevotella intermedia
  • Other that may interact:
    • Borrelia vincentii
    • Porphyromonas gingivalis
    • Tannerella forsythia
    • Treponema denticola
    • Staphylococcus aureus
    • Some nonhemolytic Streptococci

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