Open AccessFournier's gangrene exposed
Author(s) -
Harper Dl,
Banwell Pe
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2004.00001.x
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotising fasciitis , gangrene , perineum , fasciitis , debridement (dental) , presentation (obstetrics) , fournier gangrene , surgical debridement , surgery , general surgery
Abstract Necrotising fasciitis is a condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Fournier‘s gangrene is a variant of the condition affecting the perineum. Although presentation is usually acute, it may also present in an insidious manner. Following radical surgical debridement, meticulous attention to wound management is required.