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Preferred term

Fournier Gangrene  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An acute necrotic infection of the SCROTUM; PENIS; or PERINEUM. It is characterized by scrotum pain and redness with rapid progression to gangrene and sloughing of tissue. Fournier gangrene is usually secondary to perirectal or periurethral infections associated with local trauma, operative procedures, or urinary tract disease.

Entry terms

  • Fournier Disease
  • Fournier's Disease
  • Fournier's Gangrene

In other languages

  • French

  • Gangrène génitale
  • Gangrène périnéo-scrotale
  • Gangrène périnéoscrotale
  • Maladie de Fournier

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-X21VTKCG-H

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