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BACKGROUND: A 59-year-old man presented with a 4-day history of scrotal pain and swelling and the rapid development of moist, black, foul-smelling lesions on the scrotum and penis. As a liver-transplant recipient, he was immunosuppressed. He also had type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes and poor nutrition, which might have compromised immunity further. INVESTIGATIONS: Physical examination, blood and tissue cultures, full blood count, urea and electrolytes, liver function tests, coagulation profile, C-reactive protein, and examination under anesthesia. DIAGNOSIS: Fournier's gangrene originating from an infected cutaneous lesion in an immunocompromised patient. MANAGEMENT: Resuscitation and triple broad-spectrum antibiotics, urgent surgical debridement, serial examinations under anesthesia with further debridements, and split-skin grafting. Phallic reconstruction is planned.

Original publication

DOI

10.1038/ncpuro0353

Type

Journal article

Journal

Nat Clin Pract Urol

Publication Date

01/2006

Volume

3

Pages

54 - 57

Keywords

Fournier Gangrene, Humans, Male, Middle Aged