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Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Fournier Gangrene
Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases > Genital Diseases, Male > Fournier Gangrene
Urogenital Diseases > Male Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases, Male > Fournier Gangrene

Preferred term

Fournier Gangrene  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Fournier Disease
  • Fournier's Disease
  • Fourniers Disease
  • Fournier's Gangrene
  • Fourniers Gangrene
  • Gangrene, Fournier's

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific site or organ/diseases term (IM) or with specific bacterial infection (IM) only if particularly discussed

Scope note

  • An acute necrotic infection of the SCROTUM; PENIS; or PERINEUM. It is characterized by scrotum pain and redness with rapid progression to gangrene and sloughing of tissue. Fournier gangrene is usually secondary to perirectal or periurethral infections associated with local trauma, operative procedures, or urinary tract disease.

History note

  • 2000(1996)

In other languages

  • Fournierin gangreeni

    Finnish

  • Fournier
  • Fournierin kuolio
  • Fournierin syfilooma
  • Fournierin tauti
  • gangraena Fournier
  • morbus Fournier
  • urogenitaalialueen nekrotisoiva faskiitti
  • Fourniers gangrän

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018934

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