Fournier's gangrene after missed acute perforated appendicitis: A case report

Ismail Elahabadi; Gholamreza Bazmandegan; Hossein Salehi; Amin Jafari; Jafar Ahmadi; Zahra Kamaib

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4989

Fournier's gangrene after missed acute perforated appendicitis: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Oct 21;9(10):e04989. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4989. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Authors

Ismail Elahabadi¹, Gholamreza Bazmandegan^{2

3}, Hossein Salehi¹, Amin Jafari¹, Jafar Ahmadi⁴, Zahra Kamaib^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital School of Medicine Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences Rafsanjan Iran.
² Clinical Research Development Unit Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences Rafsanjan Iran.
³ Department of Family Medicine Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital School of Medicine Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences Rafsanjan Iran.
⁴ Department of Radiology Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital School of Medicine Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences Rafsanjan Iran.

Abstract

Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a rare progressive necrotizing fasciitis (NF) with high mortality rate. This case report describes a young patient with FG with no known history of disease or invasive therapeutic interventions.

Keywords: Fournier's gangrene; necrotizing fasciitis; retroperitoneal appendicitis.

Publication types

Case Reports