[An unusual presentation of Fournier's gangrene. Is there a relationship with NSAID use? Pediatric case report].
Fournier's gangrene is a rare but life-threatening disease characterized by necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal area. It mostly affects adult patients with an immunosuppressant factor and there are only a few cases reported in children. Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs has been associated with necrotizing fasciitis probably because of suppressing host immunity during infection. We describe a case of a six month old infant without immunosuppressant factors, with Founier's gangrene probably associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory intake.
Departamento de Infectologia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paul, Medellín, Colombia.
Carlos
C
Garcés
Carolina
C
Gómez
Iván D
ID
Florez
Juan D
JD
Muñoz
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003646:Debridement; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007052:Ibuprofen