Open AccessFournier's Gangrene: Non-Clostridial Gas Gangrene of the Perineum and Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
A J Lamerton
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of the royal society of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1758-1095
pISSN - 0141-0768
DOI - 10.1177/014107688607900408
Subject(s) - perineum , gas gangrene , gangrene , medicine , diabetes mellitus , surgery , intensive care medicine , general surgery , endocrinology
Three successfully managed cases of Fournier's gangrene, all with diabetes, are reported. A simple bacteriological classification is offered and the importance of diabetes mellitus as a predisposing factor is stressed.
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