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  • Title: [Perineo-scrotal gangrene (Fournier's gangrene)].
    Author: Ruiz Rubio JL, Lapuerta Torres E, Bueno Selles C, Martínez Morillas LM, Calatrava Gadea S, Díaz Calleja E, Castillo Gimeno JM.
    Journal: Arch Esp Urol; 1990; 43(6):597-600. PubMed ID: 2092610.
    Abstract:
    Four cases of perineoscrotal gangrene are reported herein. All were immune-suppressed and three were diabetics. Its primary focus was in the GU tract or intestine. Culture was positive for Gram-negative aerobes and anaerobes. Early aggressive surgery and adjuvant antibiotic therapy achieved an excellent survival rate.
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