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==Overview==
==Overview==
Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include<ref name="pmid2294630">{{cite journal| author=Clayton MD, Fowler JE, Sharifi R, Pearl RK| title=Causes, presentation and survival of fifty-seven patients with necrotizing fasciitis of the male genitalia. | journal=Surg Gynecol Obstet | year= 1990 | volume= 170 | issue= 1 | pages= 49-55 | pmid=2294630 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2294630  }} </ref><ref name="pmid12516849">{{cite journal| author=Morpurgo E, Galandiuk S| title=Fournier's gangrene. | journal=Surg Clin North Am | year= 2002 | volume= 82 | issue= 6 | pages= 1213-24 | pmid=12516849 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12516849  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10584624">{{cite journal| author=Vick R, Carson CC| title=Fournier's disease. | journal=Urol Clin North Am | year= 1999 | volume= 26 | issue= 4 | pages= 841-9 | pmid=10584624 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10584624  }} </ref> trauma, alcohol misuse, [[immunosupression]], [[chemotherapy]], chronic [[corticosteroid]] use, and [[HIV]] infections. The symptoms of Fournier gangrene include:<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><ref name="pmid15302463">{{cite journal| author=Yeniyol CO, Suelozgen T, Arslan M, Ayder AR| title=Fournier's gangrene: experience with 25 patients and use of Fournier's gangrene severity index score. | journal=Urology | year= 2004 | volume= 64 | issue= 2 | pages= 218-22 | pmid=15302463 | doi=10.1016/j.urology.2004.03.049 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15302463  }} </ref> Pain and swelling in the scrotum, [[erythema]], discoloration of involved skin, [[purulent|Purulence]] or wound discharge, pallor, and fever >38°C.
===History===
===History===
A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:<ref name="pmid2294630">{{cite journal| author=Clayton MD, Fowler JE, Sharifi R, Pearl RK| title=Causes, presentation and survival of fifty-seven patients with necrotizing fasciitis of the male genitalia. | journal=Surg Gynecol Obstet | year= 1990 | volume= 170 | issue= 1 | pages= 49-55 | pmid=2294630 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2294630  }} </ref><ref name="pmid12516849">{{cite journal| author=Morpurgo E, Galandiuk S| title=Fournier's gangrene. | journal=Surg Clin North Am | year= 2002 | volume= 82 | issue= 6 | pages= 1213-24 | pmid=12516849 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12516849  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10584624">{{cite journal| author=Vick R, Carson CC| title=Fournier's disease. | journal=Urol Clin North Am | year= 1999 | volume= 26 | issue= 4 | pages= 841-9 | pmid=10584624 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10584624  }} </ref>
A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:<ref name="pmid2294630">{{cite journal| author=Clayton MD, Fowler JE, Sharifi R, Pearl RK| title=Causes, presentation and survival of fifty-seven patients with necrotizing fasciitis of the male genitalia. | journal=Surg Gynecol Obstet | year= 1990 | volume= 170 | issue= 1 | pages= 49-55 | pmid=2294630 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2294630  }} </ref><ref name="pmid12516849">{{cite journal| author=Morpurgo E, Galandiuk S| title=Fournier's gangrene. | journal=Surg Clin North Am | year= 2002 | volume= 82 | issue= 6 | pages= 1213-24 | pmid=12516849 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12516849  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10584624">{{cite journal| author=Vick R, Carson CC| title=Fournier's disease. | journal=Urol Clin North Am | year= 1999 | volume= 26 | issue= 4 | pages= 841-9 | pmid=10584624 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10584624  }} </ref>

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Overview

Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include[1][2][3] trauma, alcohol misuse, immunosupression, chemotherapy, chronic corticosteroid use, and HIV infections. The symptoms of Fournier gangrene include:[4][5] Pain and swelling in the scrotum, erythema, discoloration of involved skin, Purulence or wound discharge, pallor, and fever >38°C.

History

A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:[1][2][3]

Symptoms

The symptoms of Fournier gangrene include:[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clayton MD, Fowler JE, Sharifi R, Pearl RK (1990). "Causes, presentation and survival of fifty-seven patients with necrotizing fasciitis of the male genitalia". Surg Gynecol Obstet. 170 (1): 49–55. PMID 2294630.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morpurgo E, Galandiuk S (2002). "Fournier's gangrene". Surg Clin North Am. 82 (6): 1213–24. PMID 12516849.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vick R, Carson CC (1999). "Fournier's disease". Urol Clin North Am. 26 (4): 841–9. PMID 10584624.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mallikarjuna MN, Vijayakumar A, Patil VS, Shivswamy BS (2012). "Fournier's Gangrene: Current Practices". ISRN Surg. 2012: 942437. doi:10.5402/2012/942437. PMC 3518952. PMID 23251819.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Yeniyol CO, Suelozgen T, Arslan M, Ayder AR (2004). "Fournier's gangrene: experience with 25 patients and use of Fournier's gangrene severity index score". Urology. 64 (2): 218–22. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2004.03.049. PMID 15302463.
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