title: Fournier's gangrene as a complication of varicella in a 15-month-old boy.
abstract: An inguinal and perianal localization of Fournier's gangrene (FG) in a 15-month-old boy as a complication of the varicella infection is discussed. This is the first presentation of the disease as a complication of the varicella rashes. There were already 57 pediatric FG cases resulting from other causes that had been presented in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ethem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Güneren
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: O Ata
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aritürk
authors.forename: A Gazi
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kalayci
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male