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Case Reports
. 1991 Aug;67(4):339-41.
doi: 10.1136/sti.67.4.339.

Fournier's gangrene of scrotum in a patient with AIDS

M Murphy  1 , M Buckley, J Corr, S Vinayagamoorthy, R Grainger, F M Mulcahy
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Case Reports

Fournier's gangrene of scrotum in a patient with AIDS

M Murphy et al. Genitourin Med. 1991 Aug.

Abstract

Fournier's gangrene of the scrotum, a form of necrotising fasciitis, is a rare but potentially fatal disorder. Predisposing conditions include chronic alcoholism and diabetes mellitus, possibly as a result of impaired immunity. Fournier's syndrome, occurring in a patient with AIDS, is described.

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