Fournier’s Gangrene with Growth of Actinomyces europaeus: A Case Report

Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a rare infectious disease with rapid disease progression and a high mortality rate. We report a case of a 61-year-old female with type 2 diabetes who developed FG caused by Actinomyces europaeus. A. europaeus is associated with abscesses, decubitus ulcers, and purulent ur...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Shurong, Xie, Yunkai, Wang, Yanqiu, Jin, Guoyu, Cui, Rongtao, Zou, Yonghui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10017900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36821033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-023-00781-6
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Sumario:Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a rare infectious disease with rapid disease progression and a high mortality rate. We report a case of a 61-year-old female with type 2 diabetes who developed FG caused by Actinomyces europaeus. A. europaeus is associated with abscesses, decubitus ulcers, and purulent urethritis. Although A. europaeus rarely causes FG as the main causative pathogen, we should still be alert to this pathogenic microorganism. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of FG caused by A. europaeus mono-infection, and it adds to the evidence that A. europaeus has the potential to cause necrotizing fasciitis.

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