Cancrum Oris: A case report.

Cancrum Oris is acute gangrenous stomatitis of oral and para-oral structures in age group between 2 to 16 years particularly in sub-Saharan Africa with high morbidity and mortality. Exact bacteriology is uncertain. Acute necrotising gingivitis and oral herpetic ulcers are considered to be antecedent lesions. The treatment of cancrum oris is penicillin, tetracycline, metronidazol and clindamycin. second step of management includes reconstructive surgery for the treatment of the functional and cosmetic problems. The authors are reporting a case of cancrum oris in a 1.5-year-old child.