Jt. Kaimenyi et Sw. Guthua, RESIDUAL FACIAL DEFORMITY RESULTING FROM CANCRUM ORIS - A CASE-REPORT, East African medical journal, 71(7), 1994, pp. 476-478
Cancrum oris cases are occasionally treated in various hospitals in Ke
nya, Despite this, only one case has been reported in literature, Besi
des, no epidemiological or treatment studies of cancrum oris has been
carried out in Kenya. We report an unusual case of a 17 year old Kenya
n female with oral cutaneous fistula and tissue atrophy on the left ch
eek following cancrum oris infection in childhood, Since most cancrum
oris cases are a sequela of acute necrotizing gingivitis (ANG), preven
tion of cancrum oris can be achieved by early and prompt remedial meas
ures once a diagnosis of ANG is established, Failure to do this might
lead to cancrum oris with its attendant disfiguring complications pome
of which might be impossible to treat in developing countries where t
he requisite personnel is lacking or inadequate.