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Outcome of Fournier’s gangrene in relation to Fournier Gangrene Severity Index (FGSI) score

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene is a rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis, involving perineum mainly. The purpose of the study is to evaluate etiology, treatment, and outcome of Fournier’s gangrene so that such type patient’s management can be ...
Meghraj Kundan, Shivlok N Ambedkar, Rambharosh Kumar, Vekhotso Nyekha   +3 more
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Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy Girl

Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2013
A case of an 11-year-old prepubertal girl with Fournier's gangrene is presented. The diagnosis was posed after the disease had progressed to the typical clinical picture of frank gangrene.
Maria Tsinti, Theophani Tsekoura, Evangelos Blevrakis, Ioannis Vlachakis, Amalia Tsilimigaki-Christaki   +4 more
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Fungal Fourniers Gangrene in an Immunocompromised Patient

Urology Case Reports, 2016
Fournier's Gangrene is a rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis of the groin, perianal and perineal region that is often polymicrobial in nature, often averaging 3 species of bacteria per patient. The typical infection can be due to a host of microbes,
Winston Crowell, Robyn Roberts, Susan Tarry   +2 more
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Closure of the initial surgical wound resulting in successful treatment of a pediatric case of Fournier's gangrene: A case report

Urology Case Reports
Fournier's gangrene is a severe type of necrotizing fasciitis that affects the perineal and genital regions. Because of its rapid progression, Fournier's gangrene is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates.
Kohei Mori, Yutaka Shiono, Soichiro Shimura, Shuhei Hirano, Dai Koguchi, Masaomi Ikeda, Hideyasu Tsumura, Daisuke Ishii, Kazumasa Matsumoto   +8 more
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Role of Music Therapy In Fournier's Gangrene

, 2019
Fournier's gangrene (FG) is an acute, rapidly progressive, and potentially fatal, infective necrotizing fasciitis affecting the external genitalia, perineal or a perianal region, which commonly affects men, but can also occur in women and children.[1 ...
Chittoria, Dr Ravi Kumar, Dr Ravi Kumar Chittoria   +1 more
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Fournier’s gangrene and factors predicting outcome of clinical management: a retrospective cohort study

African Journal of Urology
Background Fournier’s gangrene is a rare Urologic emergency with high fatality rate, as high as 88%. It is preponderant in males with a male female ratio of 10:1, diagnosis is clinical, requiring timely and aggressive intervention as this improves ...
Ehiremhen Ozah, Ifeanyi Jude Ofuani
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Interhospital Transfer Patients With Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: An Evaluation of the Role for Pretransport Operation

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Among transferred NSTI patients, mortality did not differ between PRE and the remainder of the cohort. PRE patients had longer hospital stays and higher healthcare charges, possibly due to worse physiology or more complex wounds. ABSTRACT Background Early debridement is the cornerstone of treatment for necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI), but ...
Hans V. Strobl, Diane N. Haddad, Renee Bicaba, Renee I. Tristano, Phillip M. Dowzicky, Abid D. Khan, Timothy P. Plackett, Justin S. Hatchimonji   +7 more
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Fournier gangrene [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2015
Key Clinical MessageFournier gangrene is a rapidly progressive necrotizing infection of the perineal and genital fascia, often polymicrobial. Severity is increased in older patients, diabetics and the immunocompromised. As in this case, the disease can have an indolent onset. Early recognition and aggressive treatment is important.
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Fournier's gangrene. A clinical review

, 2016
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Fournier's gangrene is a rare, necrotising fasciitis of the external genitalia, perineal or perianal regions. The disease has a higher incidence in males and risk factors for development include diabetes, HIV, alcoholism and ...
Ahmed, Kamran, Dasgupta, Prokar, Aydin, Abdullatif; id_orcid, Khan, Muhammad Shamim, Singh, Ariana   +4 more
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Male Sexual and Reproductive Health in Diabetes and Obesity Pharmacotherapy: A Source‐Triangulated Counseling Map

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Drugs used for diabetes and obesity increasingly shape male sexual and reproductive counseling, but clinical studies, trial registrations, regulatory labels, and patents answer different questions. Objectives The objective is to map these sources and define what each can support when counseling men receiving metabolic drugs ...
Marek Broul, Michal Dubský, Aneta Hujová, Michaela Liegertová   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source