Diseases [C] » Urogenital Diseases [C12] » Genital Diseases » Genital Diseases, Male » Fournier Gangrene
Diseases [C] » Urogenital Diseases [C12] » Male Urogenital Diseases » Genital Diseases, Male » Fournier Gangrene
Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Bacterial Infections and Mycoses » Bacterial Infections » Fournier Gangrene
Description
An acute necrotic infection of the SCROTUM; PENIS; or PERINEUM. It is characterized by scrotum pain and redness with rapid progression to gangrene and sloughing of tissue. Fournier gangrene is usually secondary to perirectal or periurethral infections associated with local trauma, operative procedures, or urinary tract disease. MeSH
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