Case report: a rare case of NOMA (cancrum oris) in a Malian woman

H Traore; E Sogodogo; A Coulibaly; A Toure; S Thiocary; M D Sidibé; L G Timbiné; A K Sangaré; B Y Traoré; J Ouedraogo; D Sogodogo; B Kouriba

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100907

Case report: a rare case of NOMA (cancrum oris) in a Malian woman

New Microbes New Infect. 2021 May 29:42:100907. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100907. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Authors

H Traore¹, E Sogodogo², A Coulibaly¹, A Toure¹, S Thiocary¹, M D Sidibé¹, L G Timbiné², A K Sangaré², B Y Traoré², J Ouedraogo², D Sogodogo³, B Kouriba²

Affiliations

¹ Centre National d'Odonto-Stomatologie (CNOS), Bamako, Mali.
² Centre d'infectiologie Charles-Mérieux (CICM), Bamako, Mali.
³ Centre Hospitalier Mère-enfant - Le Luxembourg, Bamako, Mali.

Abstract

Noma or cancrum oris is a multi-bacterial and opportunistic infection that destroys soft tissue, as well as muscle and bone, and can be fatal. We present a rare case of Noma in a 32-year-old Malian woman, from whom we isolated an Escherichia coli extended-spectrum beta-lactamase.

Keywords: Antibiotic; Escherichia coli; Mali; Noma; cancrum oris.

Publication types

Case Reports