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  • Title: Fournier gangrene.
    Author: Vaz I.
    Journal: Trop Doct; 2006 Oct; 36(4):203-4. PubMed ID: 17034687.
    Abstract:
    Fournier gangrene is a necrotizing infection involving the soft tissues of the male genitalia. It was first described in 1764 by Baurienne and given its eponymous name after Jean-Alfred Fournier in 1883 presented a case of perineal gangrene in an otherwise healthy young man. While only 600 cases of Fournier gangrene have been reported in the world literature since 1996, it is a common and serious disease in Africa. In Maputo Central Hospital alone, between 12 and 16 cases are admitted every year and treated with a 20% mortality. The typical patient is an elderly male in his sixth or seventh decade with co-morbid diseases. While considered to affect males only, a similar condition may occasionally affect the female genitalia.
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