Fournier’s gangrene of the penis complicating both COVID-19- and Mpox-related genital ulceration

Fournier’s gangrene of the penis complicating both COVID-19- and Mpox-related genital ulceration – A case report

Published:2023-11-06 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0956-4624
Container-title:International Journal of STD & AIDS
language:en
Short-container-title:Int J STD AIDS

Author:

Louisa Suzanna Kerkemeyer Karolina¹^ORCID,Bunker Christopher Barry¹,Pang Karl H²³⁴⁵,Alnajjar Hussain Murtaza²,Muneer Asif²,Freeman Alex⁶

Affiliation:

1. Department of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

2. Department of Urology and Institute of Andrology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

3. Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK

4. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

5. Division of Urology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China

6. Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Abstract

Fournier’s gangrene is a rare, rapidly progressive, fulminant form of infective necrotising fasciitis of the genital, perianal and perineal regions. We present a case of Fournier’s gangrene of the penis complicating acute genital ulceration and recurrent paraphimosis that was secondary to contemporaneous COVID-19 and Mpox infection in an otherwise healthy 41-year-old man. It is important for clinicians to be aware of Fournier’s gangrene, as early detection remains the cornerstone of effective tissue and indeed life conserving management.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Dermatology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/09564624231208728

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