[Fournier gangrene in a child with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Report of one case]

Arch Argent Pediatr. 2020 Apr;118(2):e204-e207. doi: 10.5546/aap.2020.e204.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Fournier gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis that affects the genital, perineal and perianal regions, of sudden onset and rapidly progressive dissemination. Its diagnosis requires an urgent and interdisciplinary intervention. The association with nephrologic diseases is rare. We present a case of Fournier gangrene in a child with steroidresistant nephrotic syndrome and anasarca with severe scrotal edema. He received a broad-spectrum antibiotic scheme and extensive an immediate surgical debridement of the necrotic lesion was carried out. Subsequently, it was repaired by Plastic Surgery. He presented a favourable clinical response.

La gangrena de Fournier es una fascitis necrotizante que afecta las regiones genital, perineal y perianal, de inicio súbito y diseminación rápidamente progresiva. Su diagnóstico obliga a una urgente intervención interdisciplinaria. La asociación con enfermedades nefrológicas es rara. Se presenta un caso de gangrena de Fournier en un niño con síndrome nefrótico corticorresistente y anasarca con edema escrotal grave. Recibió un esquema antibiótico de amplio espectro y se realizó un desbridamiento quirúrgico extenso e inmediato de la lesión necrótica. Posteriormente, requirió reparación por parte de Cirugía Plástica. Presentó una respuesta clínica favorable a la terapéutica instaurada.

Keywords: Fournier gangrene; fasciitis; nephrotic syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Fournier Gangrene / diagnosis*
  • Fournier Gangrene / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nephrotic Syndrome / complications*
  • Nephrotic Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Prednisone / analogs & derivatives
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • meprednisone
  • Prednisone