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fournier gangrene

Disease Summary
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Mondo Description An acute necrotic infection of the SCROTUM; PENIS; or PERINEUM. It is characterized by scrotum pain and redness with rapid progression to gangrene and sloughing of tissue. Fournier gangrene is usually secondary to perirectal or periurethral infections associated with local trauma, operative procedures, or urinary tract disease.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0043352:  fournier gangrene
GARD:0010912: 
MESH:D018934: 
SCTID:398318005: 
UMLS:C0238419: