FOURNIER’S GANGRENE

Authors

  • João B. Cardoso
  • Omar Féres Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v40i4p493-499

Keywords:

Fournier Gangrene. Infection, Fasciitis, Necrotizing. Sepsis.

Abstract

Fournier´s gangrene is a serious infectious disease caused by multiple microorganisms leading to a necrotizing fasciitis of the genitals and perineum. With a rapid and progressive evolution can complicate with sepsis, multiple organ failure and death. Treatment is mainly based in early diagnosis and aggressive and extensive debridment, broadspectrum antibiotics, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and local wound care are coadjuvants.

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Author Biographies

  • João B. Cardoso

     

    Médico Assistente. Disciplina de Cirurgia de Urgência e Trauma.

  • Omar Féres, Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo

     

    Docente. Disciplina de Proctologia. Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo

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Published

2007-12-30

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2007)

Section

Capítulos

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How to Cite

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Cardoso JB, Féres O. FOURNIER’S GANGRENE. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 2007 Dec. 30 [cited 2025 Mar. 11];40(4):493-9. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/345