title: Fournier's gangrene following botulinum toxin injection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain. nebesmg@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nieves
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mallo-González
authors.forename: Raimundo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Daniel Pérez
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Fentes
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campos-Franco
authors.forename: Francisco Lado
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Lado
authors.forename: Maria Rosario
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Alende-Sixto
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; D001905:Botulinum Toxins