Fournier’s Gangrene in a Two Year Old Child: A Case Report
Published: August 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4662
Satinder Pal Singh Bains, Vikram Singh, Manmeet Kaur Gill, Amit Jain, Vivek Arry
1. Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, SHKM, GMC Mewat, Haryana, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, SHKM, GMC Mewat, Haryana, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, SHKM, GMC Mewat, Haryana, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, SHKM, GMC Mewat, Haryana, India.
5. Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, SHKM, GMC Mewat, Haryana, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Manmeet Kaur Gill,
Department of Pathology, SHKM, GMC Mewat, Haryana, India.
Phone : 09876610985, E-mail : drmanmeet16@hotmail.com
Necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and external genitalia is a life-threatening infective gangrene, primarily seen in adults. It may be seen at any age but it is relatively uncommon in children. Here, we report a case of Fournier’s gangrene in a two year old male child who was treated aggressively with broad spectrum antibiotics and early surgical debridement with hemodynamic stabilization. Even though no obvious precipitating cause was identified, hygiene was thought to be the inciting factor. Early surgical debridement with appropriate antibiotics and aggressive supportive care gave good results.
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