Fournier's gangrene as a complication of varicella in a 15-month-old boy.
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.
Güneren
Ethem
E
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Keskin
Mustafa
M
Uysal
O Ata
OA
Aritürk
Ender
E
Kalayci
A Gazi
AG
D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male