Fournier’s gangrene in a five year old boy – beware of the child post varicella infection

Abstract

Scrotal pain and swelling are common presentations in children and are usually secondary to torsion of the testis, hydatid of Morgagni or epididymo-orchitis. Fournier’s gangrene is a rare, but life-threatening disease, that can present in a similar fashion. We present a rare case of Fournier’s gangrene in a 5-year-old boy associated with a preceding varicella rash.