title: Fournier's gangrene in a five year old boy - beware of the child post varicella infection.
abstract: Scrotal pain and swelling are common presentations in children and are usually secondary to torsion of the testis, hydatid of Morgagni or epididymo-orchitis. Fournier's gangrene is a rare, but life-threatening disease, that can present in a similar fashion. We present a rare case of Fournier's gangrene in a 5-year-old boy associated with a preceding varicella rash.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK. matthew_jefferies@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jefferies
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Saw
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003646:Debridement; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male