Successful Treatment of a Severe Case of Fournier's Gangrene Complicating a Perianal Abscess

A 67-year-old male patient with diabetes mellitus and nephritic syndrome under cortisone treatment was admitted to our hospital with fever and severe perianal pain. Upon physical examination, a perianal abscess was identified. Furthermore, the scrotum was gangrenous with extensive cellulitis of the...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Anneza I. Yiallourou, Nicolaos Dafnios, Irini Grapsa, George Polymeneas, Dionysios Voros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/702429
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