Fournier's gangrene is a rare pathology, whose aetiopathogenesis is very varied and much debated. In most cases, it occurs in debilitated patients with chronic diseases involving tissue ischaemia. Despite substantial progress in scientific research, it carries a high mortality rate because of the rapidity with which it sets in and evolves, presenting therefore as a medical and surgical emergency. Although this syndrome has long beenknown, it is still difficult to treat and the subject of considerable debate. The authors report a case of Fournier's gangrene of an idiopathic nature, not corresponding to any of the forms described in the literature, which gave rise to a number of medical and surgical considerations, demonstrating the importance of prompt treatment capable of arresting its course and preparing the affected areas for reconstructive surgery.
La gangrena di Fournier è una patologia rara, a eziopatogenesi varia e dibattuta. Insorge, nella maggioranza dei casi, in pazienti defedati o con malattie croniche che comportano ischemie tissutali. Nonostante i grandi progressi della ricerca scientifica, tale patologia è gravata da un alto tasso di mortalità a causa della rapidità con cui insorge ed evolve, presentandosi perciò come un’emergenza medica e chirurgica. Sebbene tale sindrome sia da tempo conosciuta, rimane comunque di difficile trattamento e oggetto di impegnativa discussione. Gli Autori riportano un caso di gangrena di Fournier di natura idiopatica, non riconducibile alle forme descritte in letteratura, che ha indotto alcune considerazioni di ordine medico e chirurgico dimostrando come un pronto trattamento può arrestare l’evoluzione della malattia e preparare le aree colpite all’intervento ricostruttivo.
Fournier's gangrene. A case report / Greco, M.; Vitagliano, T.; Anfosso, A.; Vonella, M.; Pata, F.; Ciambrone, G.; Sacco, R.. - In: CHIRURGIA ITALIANA. - ISSN 0009-4773. - 59:3(2007), pp. 429-433.
Fournier's gangrene. A case report
Greco M.;Pata F.
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2007
Abstract
Fournier's gangrene is a rare pathology, whose aetiopathogenesis is very varied and much debated. In most cases, it occurs in debilitated patients with chronic diseases involving tissue ischaemia. Despite substantial progress in scientific research, it carries a high mortality rate because of the rapidity with which it sets in and evolves, presenting therefore as a medical and surgical emergency. Although this syndrome has long beenknown, it is still difficult to treat and the subject of considerable debate. The authors report a case of Fournier's gangrene of an idiopathic nature, not corresponding to any of the forms described in the literature, which gave rise to a number of medical and surgical considerations, demonstrating the importance of prompt treatment capable of arresting its course and preparing the affected areas for reconstructive surgery.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


