Noma, a neglected disease: prevention is better than cure.
Journal
Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
ISSN: 1531-6998
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9417024
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Aug 2022
01 Aug 2022
Historique:
entrez:
30
7
2022
pubmed:
31
7
2022
medline:
3
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
There is a need for concerted effort to increase Global awareness about noma (cancrum oris). This paper aims to summarize the recent literature on noma and provide suggestions that could be implemented to raise awareness about this neglected disease. Noma has been recognized, diagnosed and reported for centuries. Despite significant progress in scientific methods over time, the published literature on noma has predominantly been of low level clinical and scientific evidence. Recent studies have reported on noma's global distribution and its predisposing risk factors, its treatment, its knowledge and beliefs and has included a number of literature reviews. Noma cases are being reported from an increasingly diverse set of geographical locations. Noma has largely been neglected in the research sphere. Noma is a preventable disease and its progression can be halted if patients are recognized and treated in the early stages of disease. Treatment for late stage noma survivors remains complex and time consuming, requiring substantial human and financial resources most commonly not achieving functional and cosmetic anatomy. The ultimate aim is therefore prevention, initiatives should be integrated into existing health programs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35906973
doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000819
pii: 00020840-202208000-00005
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
219-225Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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