Fournier gangrene: diagnosis with scrotal US.
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Begley, MG; Shawker, TH; Robertson, CN; Bock, SN; Wei, JP; Lotze, MT
Published in: Radiology
November 1988
Skin thickening and subcutaneous air were detected at ultrasound (US) of the scrotum in a patient with normal-appearing testicles and signs and symptoms suggestive of an acute inflammatory process, such as epidydimitis or orchitis. The patient was found to have Fournier gangrene. In more advanced cases, US can demonstrate that this skin thickening and subcutaneous air extends posteriorly to include the perineum and buttocks. Because of the high mortality of this mixed anaerobic and aerobic infection, it is important to recognize Fournier gangrene early so that the correct surgical and medical treatment can be promptly instituted. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first description of the US characteristics of Fournier gangrene.
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Radiology
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ISSN
0033-8419
Publication Date
November 1988
Volume
169
Issue
2
Start / End Page
387 / 389
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Ultrasonography
- Scrotum
- Perineum
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Genital Diseases, Male
- Gangrene
- Fasciitis
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Begley, M. G., Shawker, T. H., Robertson, C. N., Bock, S. N., Wei, J. P., & Lotze, M. T. (1988). Fournier gangrene: diagnosis with scrotal US. Radiology, 169(2), 387–389. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.169.2.3051115
Begley, M. G., T. H. Shawker, C. N. Robertson, S. N. Bock, J. P. Wei, and M. T. Lotze. “Fournier gangrene: diagnosis with scrotal US.” Radiology 169, no. 2 (November 1988): 387–89. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.169.2.3051115.
Begley MG, Shawker TH, Robertson CN, Bock SN, Wei JP, Lotze MT. Fournier gangrene: diagnosis with scrotal US. Radiology. 1988 Nov;169(2):387–9.
Begley, M. G., et al. “Fournier gangrene: diagnosis with scrotal US.” Radiology, vol. 169, no. 2, Nov. 1988, pp. 387–89. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiology.169.2.3051115.
Begley MG, Shawker TH, Robertson CN, Bock SN, Wei JP, Lotze MT. Fournier gangrene: diagnosis with scrotal US. Radiology. 1988 Nov;169(2):387–389.
Published In
Radiology
DOI
ISSN
0033-8419
Publication Date
November 1988
Volume
169
Issue
2
Start / End Page
387 / 389
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Ultrasonography
- Scrotum
- Perineum
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Genital Diseases, Male
- Gangrene
- Fasciitis