Open AccessSpontaneous gangrene of the external genitals
Author(s) -
M. V. Dunye
Publication year - 1937
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj77791
Subject(s) - gangrene , scrotum , medicine , erysipelas , dermatology , surgery
Spontaneous gangrene of the external genitals was first described by Fournier in 1883 under the name "spontaneous lightning gangrene of the external genitals". Since then, this disease has been described under different names: "infected gangrene", "gangrenous erysipelas of the scrotum", "streptococcal gangrene of the scrotum" , etc.