| Descriptor English: | Fournier Gangrene | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Gangrena de Fournier
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Gangrena de Fournier | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Gangrène de Fournier | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Fournier Disease Fournier's Disease Fournier's Gangrene Fourniers Disease Fourniers Gangrene Gangrene, Fournier Gangrene, Fournier's |
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| Tree number(s): |
C01.150.252.377 C12.100.500.229 C12.200.294.229 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018934 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Annotation: | coordinate IM with specific site or organ/diseases term (IM) or with specific bacterial infection (IM) only if particularly discussed |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Gangrene (1966-1995) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2000; see FOURNIER'S GANGRENE 1996-1999 |
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| History Note: | 2000(1996) |
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| DeCS ID: | 32745 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D018934 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1996/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1995/02/17 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2006/07/05 |
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DISEASES
Infections [C01]Infections
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Fournier Gangrene
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| Concept UI |
M0028303 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Fournier Gangrene |
| Entry term(s) |
Fournier Disease Fournier's Disease Fournier's Gangrene Fourniers Disease Fourniers Gangrene Gangrene, Fournier Gangrene, Fournier's |
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