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Chirurgia 2002 August-October;15(4-5):157-60

Copyright © 2002 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: Italian

Fournier’s gangrene. Case report and review

Di Marco L., Berghenti M., Cocuzza C., Manfredini A., Felloni M.


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A case of Fournier's gangrene recently observed in a diabetic man with severe respiratory insufficiency is reported and a review of the pertinent literature is made. The importance of an early diagnosis for a prompt treatment, based on surgery, antibiotic therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapyes underlined.

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