Fournier's gangrene is a life-threatening disorder caused by aerobic and anaerobic bacterial infection. We report a case of genital infection as the initial warning sign of acute myeloid leukemia. We were able to prevent progression to Fournier's gangrene in our patient by immediate intensive therapy with incision, blood transfusions and intravenous administration of antibiotics. This case sugg...

Sir, With great interest, we have read the article by Liao et al. [1] entitled ‘Penile gangrene in a chronic dialysis patient’ in a recent issue of Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. They reported a case of penile gangrene in a 66-year-old man with diabetic nephropathy in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on regular haemodialysis for 1 year. The patient received partial penile resection to stem ...

Clostridium septicum is a bacterial species associated with gas gangrene in both humans and animals. Although not usually a pathogen in humans, it has been implicated in some cases of abscesses and bacteremia. We now report the first case of pericarditis with mycotic aneurysm due to C. septicum.

BACKGROUND Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a fulminant form of infective, polymicrobial, necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal, genital, and perianal regions. It commonly affects men, but women and children may also develop this type of tissue necrosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study is a retrospective analysis of the management of 13 cases of Fournier's gangrene, diagnosed from among about 45 000...

INTRODUCTION Gas gangrene is most often caused by Clostridium perfringens infection. Gas gangrene is a medical emergency that develops suddenly. The mortality rate is higher with trunk involvement than with involvement of the extremities, which carries a better prognosis. With respect to vertebral involvement, there are few reports in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to report a ver...

Background: Fournier’s gangrene is a polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal, perirectal or genital area. The purpose of this study was to report our experience and results in the management of Fournier’s gangrene. Patients & Methods: Retrospective review of charts of 19 consecutive patients of Fournier’s gangrene treated between January 2005 and December 2008 in surgical unit, Dist...

BACKGROUND A study was carried out to increase familiarity with the aetiology, pathogenesis, and radiographic features that characterise pulmonary gangrene. PATIENTS Four patients with one of the disorders vasoinvasive aspergillosis, infarcted tuberculous cavity, chronic necrotising aspergillosis, and gangrene due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa were selected because they showed the variations of t...

Clostridial myonecrosis is most often seen in settings of trauma, surgery, malignancy, and other underlying immunocompromised conditions. Since 1953 cases of gas gangrene have been reported in orthopaedic patients including open fractures, closed fractures, and orthopaedic surgeries. We present a case of 55-year-old obese woman who developed rapidly progressive gas gangrene in her right leg acc...

A 66-year-old man developed sudden perineal discomfort and fever with painful anal, penile, and scrotal oedema during treatment with steroids for severe thrombocytopenia of unclear origin (whether auto immune thrombocytopenia or myelodysplastic syndrome). An anal fi stula was observed and CT scan showed emphysematous gangrene of the perineum and scrotum, with testicles suspended in this emphyse...

©2014 Turkish League Against Rheumatism. All rights reserved. The two most common rheumatological diseases which accompany Raynaud’s phenomenon are systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Digital gangrene formation has no definitive etiology and pathogenesis, and Raynaud’s phenomenon often accompanies the necrotic lesions associated with this skin condition. Macrovascular inv...