Fournier's gangrene following botulinum toxin injection

Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2008;42(3):301-3. doi: 10.1080/00365590701832817.

Abstract

Fournier's gangrene is a form of necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal region that frequently affects immunocompromised patients. In most cases the point of entry of the infecting microorganisms goes undetected. A case of necrotizing fasciitis was diagnosed in a 77-year-old male with diabetes mellitus following an injection of botulinum toxin in the anal sphincter to treat an anal fissure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteroides fragilis
  • Botulinum Toxins / administration & dosage*
  • Botulinum Toxins / therapeutic use
  • Debridement
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / diagnostic imaging
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / etiology*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology
  • Fissure in Ano / drug therapy
  • Fournier Gangrene / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Injections / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents
  • Botulinum Toxins