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Noma - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Llagas orales (cáncrum oris); Estomatitis gangrenosa

Tratamiento:

El tratamiento con antibióticos y una nutrición adecuada detienen el progreso de la enfermedad. Se puede necesitar cirugía plástica para extirpar los tejidos destruidos y reconstruir los huesos de la cara, con el fin de mejorar la apariencia facial y la función de la boca y de la mandíbula.

Pronóstico:

En algunos casos, esta afección puede ser mortal si se deja sin tratamiento. Otras veces, la afección puede sanar con el tiempo incluso sin tratamiento; sin embargo, puede ocasionar cicatrización y deformidad severas.

Posibles complicaciones:

Desfiguración
Molestia

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Se necesitan cuidados médicos si se presentan úlceras bucales e inflamación y si persisten o empeoran.

Úlceras de la boca

Reviewed last on: 5/1/2011
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Chow AW. Infections of the oral cavity, neck, and head. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 60.

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