Noma Neonatorum A Review of Unusual Presentation of
Pseudomonas Sepsis in Neonates
Volume 2 - Issue 5
Santosh Kumar Kamalakannan*
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- Department of Neonatology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, India
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Santosh Kumar Kamalakannan, Department of Neonatology, Saveetha medical college and hospital,
Thandalam, Chennai, India
Received: August 13, 2020 Published: September 14, 2020
DOI: 10.32474/PAPN.2020.02.000150
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Abstract
Noma Neonatorum is a gangrenous infection involving the mucocutaneous junctions of oral, nasal,anal area and rarely the
eyelids. It generally affects the premature low birth weight babies in the first few weeks of neonatal life. This rare complication of
Pseudomonas septicemia has a very high fatality documented in previous literature.
Keywords: Noma Neonatorum; Pseudomonas Spp; Facial Palsy; Neonatal Sepsis
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