2002-2003. 75.8% of the lesions were located on the cheeks and lips. Discussion: Noma is an infectious disease found generally in weaned children with teeth. Inflammatory changes , unfavourable socioeconomicsocioeconomic conditions and malnutrition were contributing factors.
The ventral auricular muscle, formed by the auricular parotid and the styloauricular muscles, is a muscle that lowers and abducts the auricle in animals. There is generally considered to be no equivalent for these muscles in humans, however, this bilateral case reveals evidence to the contrary. There is a dearth of scientific literature about the styloauricularis. The study of this muscle demonstrated the usefulness of comparative anatomy in understanding its action in increasing the cephalo-auricular angle.
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