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{{Fournier gangrene}}
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==Overview==
Fournier gangrene is caused by mixed [[aerobic]] and [[anaerobic]] organisms which normally exist below the [[pelvic diaphragm]] in the [[perineum]] and [[genitalia]].<ref name="pmid10848848">{{cite journal| author=Eke N| title=Fournier's gangrene: a review of 1726 cases. | journal=Br J Surg | year= 2000 | volume= 87 | issue= 6 | pages= 718-28 | pmid=10848848 | doi=10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01497.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10848848  }} </ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Thwaini A, Khan A, Malik A, Cherian J, Barua J, Shergill I, Mammen K |title=Fournier's gangrene and its emergency management |journal=Postgrad Med J |volume=82 |issue=970 |pages=516-9 |year=2006 |id=PMID 16891442}}</ref>
==Differentiating Fournier gangrene from Other Diseases==
Fournier gangrene must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [[pain]], [[swelling]], [[erythema]], [[discharge]] and raised temperature ([[fever]]) such as:<ref name="Fournier's">Fournier's gangrene https://radiopaedia.org/articles/fournier-gangrene (2016) Accessed on October 12, 2016 </ref><ref name="pmid23251819">{{cite journal| author=Mallikarjuna MN, Vijayakumar A, Patil VS, Shivswamy BS| title=Fournier's Gangrene: Current Practices. | journal=ISRN Surg | year= 2012 | volume= 2012 | issue=  | pages= 942437 | pmid=23251819 | doi=10.5402/2012/942437 | pmc=3518952 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23251819  }} </ref>
*[[abscess|Scrotal abscess]]
*[[Herpes simplex]]
*[[Cellulitis]]
*[[Strangulated hernia]]
*[[necrotizing fasciitis|Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis]]
*[[Balanitis|Gonococcal balanitis]] and [[edema]]
*Vascular occlusion syndromes
*[[Vasculitis|Allergic vasculitis]]
*[[Pyoderma gangrenosum]]
*[[Necrolytic migratory erythema]]
*[[Ecthyma gangrenosum]]
*[[Warfarin necrosis]]
*[[Polyarteritis nodosa]]
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