Fournier Gangrene: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Fournier Gangrene: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: In 1883, the French venereologist Jean Alfred Fournier described a series in which 5 previously healthy young men suffered from a rapidly progressive gangrene of the penis and scrotum without apparent cause. This condition, now known ...

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Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 4:15 am By:

Health_SS Susan S

Fournier gangrene is defined as a polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal, perianal, or genital areas. http://bit.ly/cu00jV

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Gas Gangrene: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Gas gangrene, a subset of necrotizing myositis, is an infectious disease emergency. Organisms in the spore-forming clostridial species, including Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium septicum, and Clostridium novyi, cause most of the cases. A ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Gas gangrene is an infectious disease emergency. Learn more about this condition, the causes, and symptoms. http://bit.ly/djCYUW

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