A Rare but Life-Threatening Case of Fournier’s Gangrene Caused by Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitor, Empagliflozin

Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a rare but severe infection in the soft tissue, leading to necrosis in the perineum, perianal and genitourinary area. This infection can spread rapidly in the body and lead to multi-organ failure, septic shock, and death. This life-threatening infection is usually ca...

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Autores principales: Jahir, Tahmina, Hossain, Sadaf, Bagum, Mobasera, Saidi, Ahmed, Risal, Ruby, Schmidt, Marie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9576122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36262942
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29264

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9576122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36262942
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29264

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