Genital Necrotizing Fasciitis: Fournier's Gangrene

Authors

  • Manuel Macía Cortiñas Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, University Hospital of Santiago de Com- postela, Corunna, Spain
  • Maite Peña Fernández Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, University Hospital of Santiago de Com- postela, Corunna, Spain
  • Susana González López Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, University Hospital of Santiago de Com- postela, Corunna, Spain
  • Sara Yáñez Madriñán Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, University Hospital of Santiago de Com- postela, Corunna, Spain

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https://doi.org/10.17140/DRMTOJ-1-109

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis is characterized by a rapidly progressive infectious disease affecting skin
and soft tissue, usually accompanied by severe systemic toxicity. In fact, it is considered the
most serious expression of soft tissue infection, by its rapid destruction and tissue necrosis,
reaching more than 30% of patients checkered shock and organ failure. In recent years,
its incidence is reported at 1: 100,000. This entity in the case of perineal and genital tract
involvement, it is called Fournier’s gangrene. In the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology is
a rare infectious complication

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2016-05-18

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Manuel Macía Cortiñas, Maite Peña Fernández, Susana González López, & Sara Yáñez Madriñán. (2016). Genital Necrotizing Fasciitis: Fournier’s Gangrene. Dermatology, 1(2), 3–4. https://doi.org/10.17140/DRMTOJ-1-109

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2016): Volume 1 Issue 2 2016

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