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Case Reports
. 2002;36(4):317-8.
doi: 10.1080/003655902320248326.

Fournier's gangrene following penile self-injection with cocaine

V B Mouraviev  1 , S E Pautler, W P Hayman
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Fournier's gangrene following penile self-injection with cocaine

V B Mouraviev et al. Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2002.

Abstract

To date, there have been no reports of Fournier's gangrene following penile self-injection of cocaine. We report a case of cocaine-induced Fournier's gangrene requiring parenteral antibiotics followed by primary surgical debridement and delayed reconstructive procedure of penile skin.

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