A rare case of Fournier’s Gangrene

We report a rare case that highlights acute pancreatitis as the protagonist of Fournier’s Gangrene. This patient was treated with a radical debridement of his perineum at presentation and subsequently reconstructed with split thickness skin grafting. This is an unusual aetiology of necrotizing fasci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sheehy, Sally-Ann, Kelly, Michael E., Francis, Eamon C., Sweeney, Karl J., Hussey, Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4858344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27150281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw069
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Sumario:We report a rare case that highlights acute pancreatitis as the protagonist of Fournier’s Gangrene. This patient was treated with a radical debridement of his perineum at presentation and subsequently reconstructed with split thickness skin grafting. This is an unusual aetiology of necrotizing fasciitis with only one other case reported in the literature. This serves to emphasize to physicians that acute pancreatitis is a potential source when investigating and treating patients with Fournier’s Gangrene.

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