NCT04694053

Fournier's Gangrene in Patient With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes

Fournier's Gangrene as a Rare Complication in Patient With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Surgical Debridement: a Case Report and Literature Review

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Catania · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Fournier Gangrene

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	surgical debridement	The surgical team performed an extended surgical debridement to healthy tissue of external genital, as well as perineal, perianal, and infrapubic regions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-11-04
• Primary completion: 2020-11-10
• Completion: 2020-12-01
• First posted: 2021-01-05
• Last updated: 2021-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy