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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;92(5):W62-3.
doi: 10.1308/147870810X12699662980790.

Fournier's gangrene in a five year old boy - beware of the child post varicella infection

M Jefferies  1 , N K Saw, P Jones
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Case Reports

Fournier's gangrene in a five year old boy - beware of the child post varicella infection

M Jefferies et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Scrotal pain and swelling are common presentations in children and are usually secondary to torsion of the testis, hydatid of Morgagni or epididymo-orchitis. Fournier's gangrene is a rare, but life-threatening disease, that can present in a similar fashion. We present a rare case of Fournier's gangrene in a 5-year-old boy associated with a preceding varicella rash.

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