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A Rare Case of Localised Isolated Penile Fournier's Gangrene and a Short Review of the Literature

Penile Fournier's gangrene (FG) is very rare clinical entity, which is also known as penile necrotizing fasciitis or wet gangrene of the penis. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and in the majority of the described cases it affects not only penis but also the adjacent orga...

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Autores principales: Katsimantas, Antonios, Ferakis, Nikolaos, Skandalakis, Panagiotis, Filippou, Dimitrios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5966684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29854551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5135616
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author Katsimantas, Antonios
Ferakis, Nikolaos
Skandalakis, Panagiotis
Filippou, Dimitrios
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description Penile Fournier's gangrene (FG) is very rare clinical entity, which is also known as penile necrotizing fasciitis or wet gangrene of the penis. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and in the majority of the described cases it affects not only penis but also the adjacent organs and tissues (e.g., bladder, muscles, rectum, testis, and scrotum). We report a rare case of a previously healthy 68-year-old male, who presented with acute isolated penile Fournier's gangrene. Pus culture was identified with pathogens Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus gordonii, and Prevotella melaninogenica. Prompt surgical exploration, fluid resuscitation, antibiotic treatment, and diligent postoperative care are the cornerstone in the successful treatment of this emergency with high mortality.
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spelling pubmed-59666842018-05-31 A Rare Case of Localised Isolated Penile Fournier's Gangrene and a Short Review of the Literature Katsimantas, Antonios Ferakis, Nikolaos Skandalakis, Panagiotis Filippou, Dimitrios Case Rep Urol Case Report Penile Fournier's gangrene (FG) is very rare clinical entity, which is also known as penile necrotizing fasciitis or wet gangrene of the penis. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and in the majority of the described cases it affects not only penis but also the adjacent organs and tissues (e.g., bladder, muscles, rectum, testis, and scrotum). We report a rare case of a previously healthy 68-year-old male, who presented with acute isolated penile Fournier's gangrene. Pus culture was identified with pathogens Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus gordonii, and Prevotella melaninogenica. Prompt surgical exploration, fluid resuscitation, antibiotic treatment, and diligent postoperative care are the cornerstone in the successful treatment of this emergency with high mortality. Hindawi 2018-05-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5966684/ /pubmed/29854551 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5135616 Text en Copyright © 2018 Antonios Katsimantas et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Katsimantas, Antonios
Ferakis, Nikolaos
Skandalakis, Panagiotis
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A Rare Case of Localised Isolated Penile Fournier's Gangrene and a Short Review of the Literature
title A Rare Case of Localised Isolated Penile Fournier's Gangrene and a Short Review of the Literature
title_full A Rare Case of Localised Isolated Penile Fournier's Gangrene and a Short Review of the Literature
title_fullStr A Rare Case of Localised Isolated Penile Fournier's Gangrene and a Short Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Case of Localised Isolated Penile Fournier's Gangrene and a Short Review of the Literature
title_short A Rare Case of Localised Isolated Penile Fournier's Gangrene and a Short Review of the Literature
title_sort rare case of localised isolated penile fournier's gangrene and a short review of the literature
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5966684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29854551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5135616
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