Acute gangrene of the scrotum and penis in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia. A case of acute necrotizing gangrene.
The authors describe a case of Fournier's gangrene in a young man affected with acute promyelocytic leukemia. They emphasize the rarity of this disease especially in a patient affected with leukemia. Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the same strict antibiotic sensitivity has been found in cutaneous lesions and in several blood cultures. The Fournier's gangrene etiology is discussed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*