Necrotising fasciitis in a ten month old infant
Necrotising Fasciitis, also known as Fournier's Gangrene (FG), is a condition that rarely affects children. FG was first described by French venereologist, Jean Alfred Fournier in 1883. It is more common in adults and is strongly linked to immunosuppression. Few paediatric cases of FG have been...
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doaj-33c04af0a4f0478697423427776ae1332020-11-25T03:59:21ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202020-09-0132101245Necrotising fasciitis in a ten month old infantJohannes Eduard Delport0Khanyisa Makamba1Department of Urology, Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital, Buckingham Road, Mount Croix, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, 6001, South Africa; Corresponding author.Head of Clinical Unit, Department of Urology, Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital, South AfricaNecrotising Fasciitis, also known as Fournier's Gangrene (FG), is a condition that rarely affects children. FG was first described by French venereologist, Jean Alfred Fournier in 1883. It is more common in adults and is strongly linked to immunosuppression. Few paediatric cases of FG have been described and therefore we present a case of a ten month old infant with a FG perineum that only affected the external genitalia (scrotum and penis).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020301339Necrotising fasciitisInfectionInfantGenitalia |
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Necrotising fasciitis in a ten month old infant |
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Necrotising fasciitis in a ten month old infant |
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Necrotising fasciitis in a ten month old infant |
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Necrotising fasciitis in a ten month old infant |
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necrotising fasciitis in a ten month old infant |
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Urology Case Reports |
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Necrotising Fasciitis, also known as Fournier's Gangrene (FG), is a condition that rarely affects children. FG was first described by French venereologist, Jean Alfred Fournier in 1883. It is more common in adults and is strongly linked to immunosuppression. Few paediatric cases of FG have been described and therefore we present a case of a ten month old infant with a FG perineum that only affected the external genitalia (scrotum and penis). |
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Necrotising fasciitis Infection Infant Genitalia |
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