Abdullahi Mohammed Adam Sheikh, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed, Mbaya Kefas Mari, Bala Mujtaba, Tahir Chubado
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Anaesthesia Department, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
J West Afr Coll Surg. 2025 Jan-Mar;15(1):106-109. doi: 10.4103/jwas.jwas_182_23. Epub 2024 Aug 23.
The scarring stage of noma disease often presents with composite tissue loss involving hard and soft tissues with resultant fibrosis making reconstruction a challenge. Microvascular reconstruction option is associated with good outcomes when the expertise is available. Trismus, which is caused by either soft tissue fibrosis or the union of the coronoid to the zygomatic complex, is also a common presentation. Effective treatment necessitates the involvement of a diverse team of specialists and the establishment of clear treatment objectives. This report presents a case of an extensive composite noma defect with trismus in a 9-year-old female managed using local flaps.
坏疽性口炎疾病的瘢痕形成阶段常表现为包括硬组织和软组织的复合组织缺失,随之而来的纤维化使得重建成为一项挑战。当具备专业技术时,微血管重建方案会带来良好的效果。牙关紧闭,无论是由软组织纤维化还是喙突与颧复合体的融合引起,也是一种常见表现。有效的治疗需要多学科专家团队的参与以及明确治疗目标的制定。本报告介绍了一例9岁女性广泛复合性坏疽性口炎缺损伴牙关紧闭的病例,采用局部皮瓣进行治疗。