Fournier Gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer

We herein present a case of a 24-year-old patient with a cT4N+ rectal cancer who developed Fournier's gangrene (FG) 1 week after the completion of preoperative chemoradiotherapy. The patient was promptly referred to the surgical department where she was treated with antibiotics and repeated sur...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pittaka, Maria, Georgiou, Chrysanthos, Polyviou, Petros, Kountourakis, Pantelis, Loizou, Panayiotis, Constantinou, Ifigenia, Andreopoulos, Demetris, Vassiliou, Vassilios P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Clinical Image
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5827339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29507738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omx101
_version_ 1783302459796488192
author Pittaka, Maria
Georgiou, Chrysanthos
Polyviou, Petros
Kountourakis, Pantelis
Loizou, Panayiotis
Constantinou, Ifigenia
Andreopoulos, Demetris
Vassiliou, Vassilios P
author_facet Pittaka, Maria
Georgiou, Chrysanthos
Polyviou, Petros
Kountourakis, Pantelis
Loizou, Panayiotis
Constantinou, Ifigenia
Andreopoulos, Demetris
Vassiliou, Vassilios P
author_sort Pittaka, Maria
collection PubMed
description We herein present a case of a 24-year-old patient with a cT4N+ rectal cancer who developed Fournier's gangrene (FG) 1 week after the completion of preoperative chemoradiotherapy. The patient was promptly referred to the surgical department where she was treated with antibiotics and repeated surgical debridement. FG is a rare and life-threatening situation that needs to be managed aggressively with no delay. The clinical image above is unique and characteristic of this clinical entity.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-5827339
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2018
publisher Oxford University Press
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-58273392018-03-05 Fournier Gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer Pittaka, Maria Georgiou, Chrysanthos Polyviou, Petros Kountourakis, Pantelis Loizou, Panayiotis Constantinou, Ifigenia Andreopoulos, Demetris Vassiliou, Vassilios P Oxf Med Case Reports Clinical Image We herein present a case of a 24-year-old patient with a cT4N+ rectal cancer who developed Fournier's gangrene (FG) 1 week after the completion of preoperative chemoradiotherapy. The patient was promptly referred to the surgical department where she was treated with antibiotics and repeated surgical debridement. FG is a rare and life-threatening situation that needs to be managed aggressively with no delay. The clinical image above is unique and characteristic of this clinical entity. Oxford University Press 2018-02-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5827339/ /pubmed/29507738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omx101 Text en © The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
spellingShingle Clinical Image
Pittaka, Maria
Georgiou, Chrysanthos
Polyviou, Petros
Kountourakis, Pantelis
Loizou, Panayiotis
Constantinou, Ifigenia
Andreopoulos, Demetris
Vassiliou, Vassilios P
Fournier Gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer
title Fournier Gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer
title_full Fournier Gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer
title_fullStr Fournier Gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer
title_full_unstemmed Fournier Gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer
title_short Fournier Gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer
title_sort fournier gangrene in a patient receiving chemo–radiation for rectal cancer
topic Clinical Image
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5827339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29507738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omx101
work_keys_str_mv AT pittakamaria fourniergangreneinapatientreceivingchemoradiationforrectalcancer
AT georgiouchrysanthos fourniergangreneinapatientreceivingchemoradiationforrectalcancer
AT polyvioupetros fourniergangreneinapatientreceivingchemoradiationforrectalcancer
AT kountourakispantelis fourniergangreneinapatientreceivingchemoradiationforrectalcancer
AT loizoupanayiotis fourniergangreneinapatientreceivingchemoradiationforrectalcancer
AT constantinouifigenia fourniergangreneinapatientreceivingchemoradiationforrectalcancer
AT andreopoulosdemetris fourniergangreneinapatientreceivingchemoradiationforrectalcancer
AT vassiliouvassiliosp fourniergangreneinapatientreceivingchemoradiationforrectalcancer

Ejemplares similares