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Fournier's Gangrene
Author(s) -
BEJANGA B. I.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1979.tb04717.x
Subject(s) - gangrene , medicine , general surgery , surgery
Summary— Twenty‐five cases of gangrene of the scrotum and penis have been analysed. The anterior scrotum or the whole scrotum were the areas most frequently involved. The results of seminal analyses showed marked oligozoospermia during the infective period. Haemolytic streptococcus was the most common organism. The aetiology of the disease is reviewed and “infective gangrene of the scrotum and penis” is considered to be a more suitable diagnostic label than Fournier's gangrene.