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==[[Fournier gangrene overview|Overview]]==


==Overview==
==[[Fournier gangrene historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
'''Fournier gangrene''' is a type of [[necrosis|necrotizing]] [[infection]] ([[gangrene]]) of the perineal, genital or perianal regions usually affecting the male [[genital]]s but can also occur in female and children.<ref name="pmid9523650">{{cite journal| author=Smith GL, Bunker CB, Dinneen MD| title=Fournier's gangrene. | journal=Br J Urol | year= 1998 | volume= 81 | issue= 3 | pages= 347-55 | pmid=9523650 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9523650  }} </ref> It is a fulminant form of [[necrotizing fasciitis]]. It was first described by Baurienne in 1764 and is named after a French [[venereology|venereologist]], Jean-Alfred Fournier following five cases he presented in clinical lectures in 1883.<ref name="pmid9492752">{{cite journal| author=Nathan B| title=Fournier's gangrene: a historical vignette. | journal=Can J Surg | year= 1998 | volume= 41 | issue= 1 | pages= 72 | pmid=9492752 | doi= | pmc=3950066 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9492752  }} </ref><ref name="pmid26445600">{{cite journal| author=Chennamsetty A, Khourdaji I, Burks F, Killinger KA| title=Contemporary diagnosis and management of Fournier's gangrene. | journal=Ther Adv Urol | year= 2015 | volume= 7 | issue= 4 | pages= 203-15 | pmid=26445600 | doi=10.1177/1756287215584740 | pmc=4580094 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26445600  }} </ref>


==Historical Perspective==
==[[Fournier gangrene classification scheme|Classification]]==
*Fournier's gangrene was first described by in 1764 by Baurienne.<ref name="pmid9492752">{{cite journal| author=Nathan B| title=Fournier's gangrene: a historical vignette. | journal=Can J Surg | year= 1998 | volume= 41 | issue= 1 | pages= 72 | pmid=9492752 | doi= | pmc=3950066 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9492752  }} </ref>
*The detailed description of fournier's gangrene was given by Jean Alfred Fournier, who is a French venereologist in 1883.<ref name="pmid26445600">{{cite journal| author=Chennamsetty A, Khourdaji I, Burks F, Killinger KA| title=Contemporary diagnosis and management of Fournier's gangrene. | journal=Ther Adv Urol | year= 2015 | volume= 7 | issue= 4 | pages= 203-15 | pmid=26445600 | doi=10.1177/1756287215584740 | pmc=4580094 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26445600  }} </ref>


==Classification==
==[[Fournier gangrene pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==


==Pathophysiology==
==[[Fournier gangrene causes|Causes]]==


==Causes==
==[[Differentiating Fournier gangrene from other diseases|Differentiating Fournier gangrene from other Diseases]]==
===Aetiology===
In the majority of cases Fournier gangrene is a mixed infection caused by both [[aerobic]] and [[anaerobic]] bacteria.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Thwaini A, Khan A, Malik A, Cherian J, Barua J, Shergill I, Mammen K |title=Fournier's gangrene and its emergency management |journal=Postgrad Med J |volume=82 |issue=970 |pages=516-9 |year=2006 |id=PMID 16891442}}</ref>


==Differentiating {{PAGENAME}} from Other Diseases==
==[[Fournier gangrene epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==


==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==[[Fournier gangrene risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
===Incidence===
Only 600 cases of Fournier gangrene were reported in the world literature in the ten years since 1996, with most patients in their 60s or 70s with other concurrent illnesses.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Vaz I |title=Fournier gangrene |journal=Trop Doct |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=203-4 |year=2006 |id=PMID 17034687}}</ref> However, Fournier's gangrene is not a reportable illness, and the condition is not uncommon, especially among diabetic individuals. A similar infection in women has been occasionally described.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Herzog W |title=[Fournier gangrene--also in females?] |journal=Zentralbl Chir |volume=112 |issue=9 |pages=564-76 |year=1987 |id=PMID 2956804}} </ref>


In Turkey it was reported that 46% of patients had [[diabetes mellitus]]<ref name="Yanar2006">{{cite journal |author=Yanar H, Taviloglu K, Ertekin C, Guloglu R, Zorba U, Cabioglu N, Baspinar I |title=Fournier's gangrene: risk factors and strategies for management |journal=World J Surg |volume=30 |issue=9 |pages=1750-4 |year=2006 |id=PMID 16927060}}</ref> whilst other studies have identified approximately a third of patients having either diabetes, alcoholism or malnutrition, and 10% having medical immunosuppression (chemotherapy, steroids, malignancy).<ref>{{cite journal |author=Tahmaz L, Erdemir F, Kibar Y, Cosar A, Yalcýn O |title=Fournier's gangrene: report of thirty-three cases and a review of the literature |journal=Int J Urol |volume=13 |issue=7 |pages=960-7 |year=2006 |id=PMID 16882063}}</ref>
==[[Fournier gangrene screening|Screening]]==


==Risk Factors==
==[[Fournier gangrene natural history, complications and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==
Common risk factors in the development of fournier's gangrene are:<ref name="pmid2294630">{{cite journal| author=Clayton MD, Fowler JE, Sharifi R, Pearl RK| title=Causes, presentation and survival of fifty-seven patients with necrotizing fasciitis of the male genitalia. | journal=Surg Gynecol Obstet | year= 1990 | volume= 170 | issue= 1 | pages= 49-55 | pmid=2294630 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2294630  }} </ref><ref name="pmid12516849">{{cite journal| author=Morpurgo E, Galandiuk S| title=Fournier's gangrene. | journal=Surg Clin North Am | year= 2002 | volume= 82 | issue= 6 | pages= 1213-24 | pmid=12516849 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12516849  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10584624">{{cite journal| author=Vick R, Carson CC| title=Fournier's disease. | journal=Urol Clin North Am | year= 1999 | volume= 26 | issue= 4 | pages= 841-9 | pmid=10584624 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10584624  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10584624">{{cite journal| author=Vick R, Carson CC| title=Fournier's disease. | journal=Urol Clin North Am | year= 1999 | volume= 26 | issue= 4 | pages= 841-9 | pmid=10584624 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10584624  }} </ref>
*Comorbid systemic disorders
:*Diabetes mellitus
:*Alcohol misuse
:*Immunosupression
:*Chemotherapy
:*Chronic corticosteroid use
:*HIV
:*Leukemia
:*Liver disease
:*Debilitating illness
:*Malignancy
:*Cytotoxic drugs
The most common foci of fournier's gangrene include:
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==Screening==
 
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===Diagnostic Criteria===
[[Fournier gangrene diagnostic criteria|Diagnostic criteria]] | [[Fournier gangrene history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Fournier gangrene physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Fournier gangrene laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Fournier gangrene electrocardiogram|Electrocardiogram]] | [[Fournier gangrene x ray|X-Ray Findings]] | [[Fournier gangrene CT|CT-Scan Findings]] | [[Fournier gangrene MRI|MRI Findings]] | [[Fournier gangrene ultrasound or echocardiography|Echocardiography and Ultrasound]] | [[Fournier gangrene other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]] | [[Fournier gangrene other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]]
 
===History and Symptoms===
 
 
===Physical examination===
====Gallery====
=====Genitourinary system=====
 
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Image: Fournier's_gangrene_03.jpeg|Fournier's gangrene. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://www.atlasdermatologico.com.br/disease.jsf?diseaseId=12  With permission from Dermatology Atlas.]''<ref name="www.atlasdermatologico.com.br">{{Cite web | title = Dermatology Atlas | url = http://www.atlasdermatologico.com.br/disease.jsf?diseaseId=157>
 
Image: Fournier's_gangrene_04.jpeg|Fournier's gangrene. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://www.atlasdermatologico.com.br/disease.jsf?diseaseId=12  With permission from Dermatology Atlas.]''<ref name="www.atlasdermatologico.com.br">{{Cite web | title = Dermatology Atlas | url = http://www.atlasdermatologico.com.br/disease.jsf?diseaseId=157>
 
Image: Fournier's_gangrene_05.jpeg|Fournier's gangrene. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://www.atlasdermatologico.com.br/disease.jsf?diseaseId=12  With permission from Dermatology Atlas.]''<ref name="www.atlasdermatologico.com.br">{{Cite web | title = Dermatology Atlas | url = http://www.atlasdermatologico.com.br/disease.jsf?diseaseId=157>
 
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===Laboratory Findings===
 
===Imaging Findings===
 
===Other Diagnostic Studies===


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
===Medical Therapy===
[[Fournier gangrene medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Fournier gangrene surgery|Surgery]] | [[Fournier gangrene primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Fournier gangrene secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Fournier gangrene cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Fournier gangrene future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
Fournier gangrene is a urological emergency requiring intravenous antibiotics and debridement (surgical removal) of necrotic (dead) tissue. Despite such measures, the mortality rate overall is 40%, but 78% if [[sepsis]] is already present at the time of initial hospital admission.<ref name="Yanar2006"/>
====Antimicrobial Therapy====
* Fournier gangrene<ref>{{cite book | last = Gilbert | first = David | title = The Sanford guide to antimicrobial therapy | publisher = Antimicrobial Therapy | location = Sperryville, Va | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-1930808843 }}</ref>
:* '''If caused by streptococcus species or clostridia'''
::* Preferred regimen: [[Penicillin G]]  
:* '''Polymicrobial'''
 
::* Preferred regimen: [[Doripenem]] {{or}} [[imipenem]] {{or}} [[meropenem]]
:* '''MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) suspected'''
 
::* Preferred regimen: [[vancomycin]] {{or}} [[daptomycin]]


===Surgery===
==Case Studies==
 
[[Fournier gangrene case study one|Case #1]]
===Prevention===
[[Category:Emergency mdicine]]
 
[[Category:Disease]]
==External links==
* {{WhoNamedIt2|synd|2521|Fournier gangrene}} and {{WhoNamedIt|doctor|2209|Jean Alfred Fournier}}
 
==References==
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Synonyms and keywords: Fournier's gangrene; Idiopathic gangrene of scrotum; Periurethral phlegmon; Streptococcal scrotal gangrene; Genito-perineal gangrene; Phagedena

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Fournier gangrene
ICD-10 N49.8 (ILDS N49.81), N76.8
ICD-9 608.83
DiseasesDB 31119
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