Beware of Perianal Pain: Fournier Gangrene

Am J Med. 2020 Aug;133(8):924-925. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.11.028. Epub 2020 Jan 9.

Authors

Teiko Kawahigashi¹, Takashi Kawabe², Hirokazu Iijima³, Mutsuo Takagi³, Yuma Suno³, Tomohiro Noda³, Kazunao Watanabe³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Tokyo Nishi Tokushukai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: teikokawahigashi@gmail.com.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Tokyo Nishi Tokushukai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Surgery, Tokyo Nishi Tokushukai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 31926862
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.11.028

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Debridement / methods
Delayed Diagnosis*
Diagnostic Errors*
Epidermal Cyst / diagnosis
Fournier Gangrene / complications
Fournier Gangrene / diagnosis*
Fournier Gangrene / therapy
Humans
Male
Pain / etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents