Noma is a facial gangrene infection that affects children in particular. Its name comes from the Greek word “nomē”, meaning ...

Noma is a rapidly progressive disease of bacterial origin that affects the mouth and face and causes gangrenous degradation of the structures of the face, which include the skin, muscles ...

Noma, also known as cancrum oris, is a severe and often devastating orofacial disease that primarily affects malnourished children, particularly in impoverished regions of sub-Saharan Africa.