Deep tissue infection of the perineum: Case report and literature review of Fournier gangrene

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 405-407

  Faria, Sarah N ^a   Helman, Anton ^b,c,d  

^a Department of Anesthesia   (Canada)

^b NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CREATININE; DILTIAZEM; ELECTROLYTE; GLICLAZIDE; IRBESARTAN; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PERINEUM; COMPLICATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MICROBIOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PELVIS; RISK FACTOR; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PERINEUM; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84969256760     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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