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SPONTANEOUS GANGRENE OF THE SCROTUM AND PENIS (FOURNIER'S GANGRENE)
Author(s) -
Sonoda Akiko,
Maekawa Yoshihiro,
Arao Tatsuyoshi,
Kuwahara Hiroshi
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1980.tb01985.x
Subject(s) - scrotum , gangrene , penis , medicine , debridement (dental) , surgery , dermis , reticular connective tissue , fournier gangrene , anatomy , fasciitis , necrotising fasciitis
Two Japanese males developed spontaneous gangrene of the scrotum and penis. Antibiotics were given and surgical treatments were performed successfully. The latter consisted of debridement of the wound, local flaps and free skin grafts. We failed to obtain significant bacterial cultures. Histology revealed thrombosed and thickened small vessels in the reticular dermis near the border of the gangrenous scrotal tissue.