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A Life‐Threatening Case of Fournier's Gangrene

Clinical Case Reports
We report severe Fournier's gangrene in a 69‐year‐old man presenting with septic shock and extensive perineal gas on computed tomography. Enterococcus faecium was identified. Fournier's gangrene may occur without classical risk factors. Early recognition,
Rova Malala Fandresena Randrianarisoa, Scholastique Ngo Souck M, Thileli Amrane, Meroua Bouakrif, Liliane Iribaziga, Cherif Omeiri, Catherine Letrillard   +6 more
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Neglected Fournier’s Gangrene Caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: A Rare Case Report

Case Reports in Surgery, 2016
Fournier’s gangrene, rare but life threatening disease, is characterized by an acute necrotic infection of the scrotum, penis, or perineum. Fournier’s gangrene is a mixed infection caused by both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Fournier’s gangrene caused
Arif Emre, Mehmet Sertkaya, Sami Akbulut, Yakup Duman, Ilhami Taner Kale   +4 more
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Fournier's Gangrene: Clinical Characteristics in the Elderly

International Journal of Gerontology, 2014
Background: Fournier's gangrene is a rapidly progressing, life-threatening necrotizing soft tissue infection that affects the genitalia and perineum. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of elderly patients with Fournier's ...
Jong-Ming Hsu, Marcelo Chen, Chu-Hao Weng, Jen-Shu Tseng   +3 more
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The role of quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score as simple scoring system to predict Fournier gangrene mortality and the correlation with Fournier's Gangrene Severity Index: Analysis of 69 patients

Asian Journal of Urology, 2023
Objective: Fournier's gangrene is a rare but life-threatening infection disease with high mortality rate. The quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a new and simpler scoring system that may identify patients with suspected infection ...
Bambang S. Noegroho, Kuncoro Adi, Akhmad Mustafa, Rais Syaeful Haq, Zola Wijayanti, Jason Liarto   +5 more
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Fournier’s Gangrene as a Postoperative Complication of Inguinal Hernia Repair

Case Reports in Surgery, 2014
Fournier’s gangrene is the necrotizing fasciitis of perianal, genitourinary, and perineal regions. Herein, we present a case of scrotal Fournier’s gangrene as a postoperative complication of inguinal hernia repair.
Tolga Dinc, Selami Ilgaz Kayilioglu, Isa Sozen, Baris Dogu Yildiz, Faruk Coskun   +4 more
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Fournier's gangrene in a patient after third-degree burns: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Fournier's gangrene is characterized by tissue ischemia leading to rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis. Case presentation We present the case of a patient with Fournier's gangrene after third-degree burns.
Iavazzo Christos, Kalmantis Konstantinos, Anastasiadou Vasiliki, Mantzaris George, Koumpis Vallantis, Ntziora Fotinie   +5 more
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Critical Point-of-care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fournier’s Gangrene: A Case Report

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene is a severe, necrotizing, and potentially fatal, soft tissue infection of the perineum that can be difficult to diagnose clinically.
Lauren Ramm, Kayla Guidry, Angela Cirilli, Ellen Kurkowski, Connie Yu   +4 more
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Fournier’s Gangrene Surgical Reconstruction: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine
Giuseppe Nisi, Roberto Cuomo, Luca Grimaldi   +2 more
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A curious case of Fournier's gangrene

Urology Case Reports, 2019
A case of Fournier's gangrene secondary to a self-administered penile augmentation is reported.A 45 year old man from the South pacific islands was successfully treated with surgical debridement, intensive care unit admission and antibiotics after ...
Amer Amin, Alexandar Blazevski
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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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