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Evid Med Invest Salud 2010; 3 (1)
Fournier’s gangrene
Navarro-Vera JA
Language: Spanish
References: 52
Page: 51-57
PDF size: 145.01 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Fournier’s gangrene is a fulminant necrotizing fasciitis and progressive poly microbial origin that
affects the perianal region, perineal, genital and abdominal. Aerobic organisms are found in 10% of
cases, the anaerobic 20% and 70% consists of mixed microbial flora. This paper will briefly review
the epidemiological, its pathophysiology, clinical features and current management
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