Fournier Gangrene

Fournier Gangrene

Update: 2025-07-21
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F is for Fournier! Jody reviews pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this (thankfully) uncommon condition.

References:

1) Stevens, D.L., & Baddour, L.M. Necrotizing soft tissue infections. UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/ necrotizing-soft-tissue-infections

2) Bersoff-Matcha SJ, Chamberlain C, Cao C, Kortepeter C, Chong WH. Fournier Gangrene Associated With Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors: A Review of Spontaneous Postmarketing Cases. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Jun 4;170(11):764-769. doi: 10.7326/M19-0085. Epub 2019 May 7. PMID: 31060053.

3) Jean Alfred Fournier. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Jean_Alfred_Fournier

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Fournier Gangrene

Fournier Gangrene

Jody Marks, MSN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC