Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy Girl
A case of an 11-year-old prepubertal girl with Fournier's gangrene is presented. The diagnosis was posed after the disease had progressed to the typical clinical picture of frank gangrene. A benign viral infection, common warts, possibly represents the initiating event of the development of thi...
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| author | Maria Tsinti Theophani Tsekoura Evangelos Blevrakis Ioannis Vlachakis Amalia Tsilimigaki-Christaki |
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| description | A case of an 11-year-old prepubertal girl with Fournier's gangrene is presented. The diagnosis was posed after the disease had progressed to the typical clinical picture of frank gangrene. A benign viral infection, common warts, possibly represents the initiating event of the development of this necrotizing soft tissue infection. The development of childhood Fournier's gangrene in association with viral infections has been reported in the past. An optimal outcome was achieved by aggressive antibiotic and surgical treatment despite the late diagnosis. In children, Fournier's gangrene develops in previously healthy individuals with benign diseases often representing the initiating events; thus, high index of suspicion is necessary for an early diagnosis that will lead to the optimal outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b5ddc6bef1224475b2f5c999cf29d4502025-02-03T05:49:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112013-01-01201310.1155/2013/704532704532Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy GirlMaria Tsinti0Theophani Tsekoura1Evangelos Blevrakis2Ioannis Vlachakis3Amalia Tsilimigaki-Christaki4Department of Paediatrics, Venizelion General Hospital, Knossos Avenue, 71409 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Paediatrics, Venizelion General Hospital, Knossos Avenue, 71409 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, University General Hospital of Heraklion, 71500 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, University General Hospital of Heraklion, 71500 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Paediatrics, Venizelion General Hospital, Knossos Avenue, 71409 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceA case of an 11-year-old prepubertal girl with Fournier's gangrene is presented. The diagnosis was posed after the disease had progressed to the typical clinical picture of frank gangrene. A benign viral infection, common warts, possibly represents the initiating event of the development of this necrotizing soft tissue infection. The development of childhood Fournier's gangrene in association with viral infections has been reported in the past. An optimal outcome was achieved by aggressive antibiotic and surgical treatment despite the late diagnosis. In children, Fournier's gangrene develops in previously healthy individuals with benign diseases often representing the initiating events; thus, high index of suspicion is necessary for an early diagnosis that will lead to the optimal outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/704532 |
| spellingShingle | Maria Tsinti Theophani Tsekoura Evangelos Blevrakis Ioannis Vlachakis Amalia Tsilimigaki-Christaki Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy Girl Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy Girl |
| title_full | Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy Girl |
| title_fullStr | Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy Girl |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy Girl |
| title_short | Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy Girl |
| title_sort | fournier s gangrene associated with local cutaneous hpv lesions in a previously healthy girl |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/704532 |
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