Fournier’s Gangrene of the Penis following a Human Bite Wound
Fournier’s gangrene isolated to the penis is exceedingly rare. It is an urologic emergency that requires emergent parenteral antibiotics as well as aggressive irrigation and debridement. While human bite wounds can be overlooked as a serious cause of injury and infection, they can result in highly d...
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| author | Tyler Overholt Ali Hajiran Cristiane Ueno Stanley Zaslau |
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| description | Fournier’s gangrene isolated to the penis is exceedingly rare. It is an urologic emergency that requires emergent parenteral antibiotics as well as aggressive irrigation and debridement. While human bite wounds can be overlooked as a serious cause of injury and infection, they can result in highly dangerous, polymicrobial infections in affected patients. Here, we report a case of penile Fournier’s gangrene caused by a human bite wound managed with broad spectrum antibiotics, irrigation and debridement, penile reconstruction, and skin grafting with successful preservation of a normal penile structure and function. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-88bf979593164dfa937d1756dc7d67a02025-02-03T06:01:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782018-01-01201810.1155/2018/97986079798607Fournier’s Gangrene of the Penis following a Human Bite WoundTyler Overholt0Ali Hajiran1Cristiane Ueno2Stanley Zaslau3West Virginia University School of Medicine, USAWest Virginia University Department of Urology, USAWest Virginia University Department of Surgery, USAWest Virginia University Department of Urology, USAFournier’s gangrene isolated to the penis is exceedingly rare. It is an urologic emergency that requires emergent parenteral antibiotics as well as aggressive irrigation and debridement. While human bite wounds can be overlooked as a serious cause of injury and infection, they can result in highly dangerous, polymicrobial infections in affected patients. Here, we report a case of penile Fournier’s gangrene caused by a human bite wound managed with broad spectrum antibiotics, irrigation and debridement, penile reconstruction, and skin grafting with successful preservation of a normal penile structure and function.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9798607 |
| spellingShingle | Tyler Overholt Ali Hajiran Cristiane Ueno Stanley Zaslau Fournier’s Gangrene of the Penis following a Human Bite Wound Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Fournier’s Gangrene of the Penis following a Human Bite Wound |
| title_full | Fournier’s Gangrene of the Penis following a Human Bite Wound |
| title_fullStr | Fournier’s Gangrene of the Penis following a Human Bite Wound |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fournier’s Gangrene of the Penis following a Human Bite Wound |
| title_short | Fournier’s Gangrene of the Penis following a Human Bite Wound |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9798607 |
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