DIFFERENT MODALITIES OF RECONSTRUCTION IN FOURNIER GANGRENE
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Fournier Gangrene
A 51-year-old male with hepatitis C and a history of intravenous (IV) drug use presented to the emergency department, reporting one day of worsening scrotal pain and swelling. He denied diabetes, trauma, or infection with HIV. His genitourinary examination revealed a draining lesion in his left inguinal region with surrounding induration and cellulitis extending onto his perineum. His scrotum w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Zagazig University Medical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2357-0717
DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2013.4296