title: Fournier gangrene.
abstract: Fournier gangrene is a necrotizing infection involving the soft tissues of the male genitalia. It was first described in 1764 by Baurienne and given its eponymous name after Jean-Alfred Fournier in 1883 presented a case of perineal gangrene in an otherwise healthy young man. While only 600 cases of Fournier gangrene have been reported in the world literature since 1996, it is a common and serious disease in Africa. In Maputo Central Hospital alone, between 12 and 16 cases are admitted every year and treated with a 20% mortality. The typical patient is an elderly male in his sixth or seventh decade with co-morbid diseases. While considered to affect males only, a similar condition may occasionally affect the female genitalia.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique. igorvaz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vaz
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum / Q000473:pathology; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery