SAGE Open Med Case Rep 2021 19;9:2050313X211059297. Epub 2021 Nov 19.
Saint Michael's Medical Center, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.
Fournier's gangrene is a urologic emergency secondary to a necrotizing soft tissue infection. Fournier's gangrene is characterized by severe pain and features of Fournier's gangrene may include edema, blisters and bullae, crepitus, subcutaneous gas, and systemic symptoms. Risk factors include male gender, alcohol abuse, immunocompromised state, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, obesity, and malignancy. Read More