An Unusual Bacterial Etiology of Fournier’s Gangrene in an Immunocompetent Patient

Fournier's gangrene (FG) is necrotizing fasciitis that affects the penis, scrotum, or perineum. Males are more likely to get affected by this disease. The most common predisposing risk factors are diabetes, alcoholism, hypertension, smoking, and immunosuppressive disorders. FG is a polymicrobia...

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Autores principales: Khan, Arshan, Gidda, Harish, Murphy, Nicholas, Alshanqeeti, Shatha, Singh, Inderpal, Wasay, Abdul, Haseeb, Muhammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9355918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35936142
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26616

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9355918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35936142
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26616

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