Fournier's Gangrene in Patient With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes

University of Catania

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fournier Gangrene

Treatments: Procedure: surgical debridement

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04694053

Clinica Ch 1

Details and patient eligibility

About

A 66-year-old man, with a history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, obesity with BMI 38, chronic kidney failure and chronic heart failure, was admitted to the Emergency Department with a large area of necrosis involving the perineal and perianal regions.

Full description

Fournier's gangrene is a potentially fatal emergency condition, supported by an infection of perineal and perianal region, characterized by necrotizing fasciitis with a rapid spread to fascial planes. FG, usually due to compromised host, may be sustained by many microbial pathogens.

A 66-year-old man, with a history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, obesity with BMI 38, chronic kidney failure and chronic heart failure, was admitted to the Emergency Department with a large area of necrosis involving the perineal and perianal regions.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: Male

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Clinical diagnosis of Fournier's Gangrene Insulin dependent diabetes (type 2)

Exclusion criteria

n/a

Trial design