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Fournier gangrene
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Introduction
• Gangrene affecting the male genitalia
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Aetiology
• Anorectal causes:
– Colorectal injury
– Infection of the perianal glands
• Urethral injury
• Infection of the bulbourethral glands
• Idiopathic
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Comorbid conditions
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Diabetes mellitus (cited most often)
Morbid obesity
Cirrhosis
Vascular disease of the pelvis
Malignancies
High-risk behaviors (e.g. alcoholism, intravenous drug abuse)
Immune suppression due to systemic disease or steroid administration
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Common organisms involved
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Streptococcal species
Staphylococcal species
Genera of the Enterobacteriaceae family
Anaerobic organisms
Fungi
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Clinical features
• The hallmark of Fournier gangrene is intense pain and tenderness in the
genitalia.
• The clinical course usually progresses through the following phases:
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Prodromal symptoms of fever and lethargy, which may be present for 2-7
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Intense genital pain and tenderness that is usually associated with edema of
the overlying skin
Increasing genital pain and tenderness with progressive erythema of the
overlying skin
Dusky appearance of the overlying skin; subcutaneous crepitation
Obvious gangrene of a portion of the genitalia; purulent drainage from
wounds
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Examination of an anesthetized man with alcoholism and known cirrhosis who
presented with exquisite pain limited to the scrotum. Note the erythema of the
scrotum and the look of skepticism on the face of one of the surgeons.
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Work up
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A detailed history
Blood: TC, DC, ESR, culture, BUN, coagulation profile
X- ray of the genitalia
USG
CT scan
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Work up
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A detailed history
Blood: TC, DC, ESR, culture, BUN, coagulation profile
X- ray of the genitalia
USG
CT scan
Local wound discharge for culture & sensitivity test
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Treatment
• Broad spectrum antibiotics
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Surgical excision of the involved tissue
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The same patient depicted above. The scrotum has been opened along the median
raphe, which liberated foul-smelling brown purulence and exposed necrotic tissue
throughout the mid scrotum. The testicles were not involved.
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The same patient depicted above, following the first radical debridement procedure. A
dorsal slit was made in the prepuce to expose the glans penis. Urethral catheterization
was performed. Incision into the point of maximal tenderness on the right side of the
perineum revealed gangrenous necrosis that involved the anterior and posterior
aspects of the perineum, the entirety of the right hemiscrotum, and the posterior
medial aspect of the right thigh. The skin and involved fascia were excised from these
areas. Reconstruction of this defect was performed in a staged approach. A gracilis
rotational muscle flap taken from the right thigh was used to fill the cavity in the
posterior right perineum as the first step. The remainder of the defect was covered
with split-thickness skin grafts. This patient made a full recovery.
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The same patient depicted above. Following resolution of the infection, the
wound was covered with a split-thickness skin graft
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