Fournier's gangrene following botulinum toxin injection.
Fournier's gangrene is a form of necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal region that frequently affects immunocompromised patients. In most cases the point of entry of the infecting microorganisms goes undetected. A case of necrotizing fasciitis was diagnosed in a 77-year-old male with diabetes mellitus following an injection of botulinum toxin in the anal sphincter to treat an anal fissure.
Mallo-González
Nieves
N
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain. nebesmg@gmail.com
López-Rodríguez
Raimundo
R
Fentes
Daniel Pérez
DP
Campos-Franco
Joaquín
J
Lado
Francisco Lado
FL
Alende-Sixto
Maria Rosario
MR
D000368:Aged; D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005401:Fissure in Ano / Q000188:drug therapy; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; D001905:Botulinum Toxins