Physiotherapy and associated factors affecting mouth opening changes in noma patients during initial hospitalization at an MSF-supported hospital in Northwest Nigeria-A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Noma is a rapidly progressing infection of the oral cavity, which can cause the disintegration of the cheek, nose and eye, in under a week. One of the most disabling sequelae is trismus, the restriction of mouth opening, which results in difficulties in speech, mastication, social feeding habits and maintenance of oral hygiene. Restriction of mouth opening among noma patients mostly begins during the transition between World Health Organisation (WHO) stage 3 (gangrene) and stage 4 (scarring) of the disease. This study aims to describe the impact of physiotherapy in noma patients hospitalised with stages 3 and 4 of the disease and to identify factors that influence change in mouth opening of noma patients. This study is a retrospective analysis of routinely collected data from patients admi

SUBMITTER: Oluwalomola OV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473475 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature