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Galukande et al. (2014) reported two cases of previously rare Fournier's gangrene at the [https://www.mak.ac.ug/infectious-diseases-institute-idi Infectious Disease Institute and International Hospital Kampala (IHK)]. The cases eventually recovered with aggressive treatment. | |||
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Revision as of 14:14, 18 January 2022

frequency: 1 per 62,500 males a year[1]
Fournier gangrene or Fournier's gangrene is an acute gangrenous infection of the scrotum, penis, or perineum following local trauma, operative procedures, an underlying urinary tract disease, or a distant acute inflammatory process.[2]
Galukande et al. (2014) reported two cases of previously rare Fournier's gangrene at the Infectious Disease Institute and International Hospital Kampala (IHK). The cases eventually recovered with aggressive treatment. .
References
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Hamdy FC, Eardley I (2017): Oxford Textbook of Urological Surgery. Oxford University Press. P. 76. ISBN 9780191022524.
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(2003). Fournier's gangrene
, The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 18 January 2022.