speaking and vision. In 2023 noma was added to the World Health Organization's list of neglected tropical diseases. This disease is strongly linked to poverty...
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noma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Noma, NoMa, or NOMA may refer to: NoMa, the area North of Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., US NoMa–Gallaudet...
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Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms often include abdominal...
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Necrotizing fasciitis (redirect from Flesh-eating disease)
that can resemble necrotizing fasciitis (See type IV NF listing above) Noma (disease) Toxic shock syndrome Vibrio vulnificus Rakel, David; Rakel, Robert...
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necrotizing periodontitis (NP), necrotizing stomatitis and finally cancrum oris (noma), which is frequently fatal. Necrotizing gingivitis, is a common, non-contagious...
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(December 2010). Franco-Paredes C (ed.). "A case and review of noma". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 4 (12): e869. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000869. PMC 3006140...
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Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection caused by a group of enteroviruses. It typically begins with a fever and feeling generally...
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Sjögren syndrome (redirect from Sjogren's disease)
Sjögren syndrome or Sjögren's syndrome (SjS, SS) is a long-term autoimmune disease that primarily affects the body's exocrine glands, particularly the lacrimal...
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a type of inflammatory disorder which affects multiple parts of the body. The most common symptoms include painful sores on the...
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Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is a set of inflammatory conditions affecting the tissues surrounding the teeth. In its early stage, called...
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Necrotizing gingivitis (redirect from Vincent disease)
progression to noma is possible in malnourished susceptible individuals, with severe disfigurement possible. In developed countries, this disease occurs mostly...
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Darier's disease (DD) is a rare, genetic skin disorder. It is an autosomal dominant disorder, that is, if one parent has DD, there is a 50% chance than...
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Gangrene (redirect from Gang green disease)
characterized by infection with S. pyogenes, a gram-positive cocci bacteria. Noma is a gangrene of the face most often found in Africa, Southeast Asia and...
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Arthrodesis is the intentional creation of ankylosis in a joint. Noma—a gangrenous disease still widespread among malnourished children living on the borders...
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Cancer (redirect from Cancer (disease))
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign...
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(NAN) Noble–Bass–Sherman syndrome Nocardiosis Noise-induced hearing loss Noma Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder Non functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor...
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Fordyce spots (redirect from Fordyce's disease)
vermilion border of the lips of the face. They are not associated with any disease or illness, nor are they infectious but rather they represent a natural...
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Tongue diseases can be congenital or acquired, and are multiple in number. Considered according to a surgical sieve, some example conditions which can...
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Shingles (redirect from Shingles (disease))
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. Typically the rash occurs...
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Herpes (redirect from Herpes simplex virus disease)
occur before the blisters appear. Herpes cycles between periods of active disease followed by periods without symptoms. The first episode is often more severe...
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Noonan syndrome (redirect from Short limbs abnormal face congenital heart disease)
present with mildly unusual facial features, short height, congenital heart disease, bleeding problems, and skeletal malformations. Facial features include...
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Oral and maxillofacial pathology (redirect from Stomatognathic disease)
Oral and maxillofacial pathology refers to the diseases of the mouth ("oral cavity" or "stoma"), jaws ("maxillae" or "gnath") and related structures such...
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Aphthous stomatitis (redirect from Sutton's disease)
associated with other autoimmune diseases, namely systemic lupus erythematosus, Behçet's disease and inflammatory bowel diseases. However, common autoantibodies...
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Tooth pathology (redirect from Dental disease)
acquired. Sometimes a congenital tooth disease is called a tooth abnormality. These are among the most common diseases in humans The prevention, diagnosis...
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (redirect from Hurst's disease)
(ADEM), or acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, is a rare autoimmune disease marked by a sudden, widespread attack of inflammation in the brain and...
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version. The 20th edition includes two new chapters on noma and animal/human communicable diseases. New arboviral agents were added (Banna, Cache Valley...
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Mouth ulcer (category Herpes simplex virus–associated diseases)
cavity. Mouth ulcers are very common, occurring in association with many diseases and by many different mechanisms, but usually there is no serious underlying...
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Parry–Romberg syndrome (redirect from Romberg disease)
Parry–Romberg syndrome (PRS) is a rare disease presenting in early childhood characterized by progressive shrinkage and degeneration of the tissues beneath...
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Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (redirect from Temporomandibular joint disease)
joint-related TMD (also termed arthogenous TMD, or TMD secondary to true articular disease), based upon whether the muscles of mastication or the TMJs themselves...
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Salivary gland diseases (SGDs) are multiple and varied in cause. There are three paired major salivary glands in humans: the parotid glands, the submandibular...
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