Gangrena de Fournier en paciente obeso con COVID-19: Reporte de caso
Resumen
Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a necrotizing fasciitis affecting the superficial planes. It occurs frequently in men between 50 and 79 years old with a high mortality rate, which increases with the presence of risk factors including diabetes and obesity. We report the case of an obese patient diagnosed with COVID-19 before admission and treated with corticosteroids, who presented with apparent scrotal cellulitis evolving to GF, which was diagnosed 2 days after hospitalization. He underwent immediate surgical intervention, after antibiotic coverage. COVID-19 had no clinical relevance in the evolution and prognosis of GF; however, it was the excessive therapies that had a negative influence. In spite of this, the patient evolved favorably until full recovery.
TITLE
Fournier's gangrene in obese patient with COVID-19: a case report
NOMBRE DE LA REVISTA
Revista Médica de Trujillo
BASE DE DATOS A LA CUAL PERTENECE
Latindex, ALICIA
TIPO DE MANUSCRITO
Reporte de caso
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AUTORES DE LA SOCIEDAD
Analis L. Esparza Varas, Gonzalo A. Guarniz Poma
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