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. 2018 Sep;48(9):1157-1160.
doi: 10.1111/imj.14031.

Fournier gangrene: an historical reappraisal

Bruce Short  1
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Fournier gangrene: an historical reappraisal

Bruce Short. Intern Med J. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Perineal gangrene (synergistic gangrene), an age-old severe infectious disorder, was more completely described by Dr Robert Robertson (1742-1829) in 1777, providing much needed data on the clinical features well before Dr Jean Alfred Fournier's (1832-1914) account in 1883. Robertson's historically overlooked and detailed narrative is presented with implications, in part, refuting some conclusions made by Fournier 100 years later.

Keywords: Fournier Gangrene; Robert Robertson; Walcheren Fever.

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