Médecine d'urgence: libre accès
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Abstrait

Fournier's Gangrene

Temiz M

Fournier's gangrene is a usually polymicrobial, necrotizing, life-threatening fasciitis of the perineal, genital and perianal region. It is a fulminant disease which can rapidly spread to the abdominal wall and cause a high mortality. It is important to diagnose the disease process as early as possible as when the tyreatment is delayed mortality rate is directly increased.