Fournier's gangrene caused by urethral manipulation in a seven-year-old boy: A case report

Fournier's gangrene is a rapidly spreading multi-microbial infection. Rapid diagnosis and treatment of the disease is important in saving patients. This disease usually occurs in adult men with immunodeficiency. In this study, a seven-year-old boy with Fournier's gangrene is presented. Dur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alinejad Khorram, Amir, Allameh, Farzad, Eslami, Amirhosein
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Inflammation and Infection
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37719185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102483
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Sumario:Fournier's gangrene is a rapidly spreading multi-microbial infection. Rapid diagnosis and treatment of the disease is important in saving patients. This disease usually occurs in adult men with immunodeficiency. In this study, a seven-year-old boy with Fournier's gangrene is presented. During debridement, we noticed a stone on the left side of the scrotum. The result of culture of scrotal secretions was Perteus.

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