title: [Perineo-scrotal gangrene (Fournier's gangrene)].
abstract: Four cases of perineoscrotal gangrene are reported herein. All were immune-suppressed and three were diabetics. Its primary focus was in the GU tract or intestine. Culture was positive for Gram-negative aerobes and anaerobes. Early aggressive surgery and adjuvant antibiotic therapy achieved an excellent survival rate.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Francisco de Borja, Gandía, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ruiz Rubio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lapuerta Torres
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bueno Selles
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Martínez Morillas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calatrava Gadea
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Díaz Calleja
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Castillo Gimeno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005734:Gangrene / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010502:Perineum; D012611:Scrotum
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Gangrena perineoescrotal (gangrena de Fournier).