Fournier gangrene in spinal cord injury: A case report

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-124

  Nambiar, Prabhakaran K ^a,b   Lander, Stuart ^a   Midha, Meena ^a   Ha, Chang ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b McGuire Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Fournier gangrene; Necrotizing fasciitis; Neurogenic bladder; Neurogenic bowel; Penile lesion; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia; Urgent surgical intervention

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PENIS DISEASE; PERINEUM; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK FACTOR; SCROTUM DISORDER; SEPTIC SHOCK; SOFT TISSUE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE NECROSIS; CERVICAL SPINE; MIDDLE AGED;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 20844450054     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2005.11753809     Document Type: Article

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