Noma (cancrum oris)

Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D.

PATHOGENS

Pathogenesis is not well understood. A host of oral flora is 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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