Pyoderma gangrenosum presenting as Fournier's gangrene.
We report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum presenting as Fournier's gangrene. Although both processes have a similar presentation effective management is markedly different. Whereas broad-spectrum antibiotics and aggressive surgical débridement are necessary to control Fournier's gangrene, immediate institution of corticosteroids and local wound care are indicated for pyoderma gangrenosum.
Baskin
L S
LS
Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0738.
Dixon
C
C
Stoller
M L
ML
Carroll
P R
PR
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*