Journal article
Gangrena de Fournier en asociacin con el uso de anti-inflamatorios no esteroideos: Reporte de un caso peditrico
Abstract
Fournier's gangrene is a rare but life-threatening disease characterized by necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal area. It mostly affects adult patients with an immunosuppressant factor and there are only a few cases reported in children. Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs has been associated with necrotizing fasciitis probably because of suppressing host immunity during infection. We describe a case of a six month old infant without …
Authors
S CG; de M CGL; G IDF; Z JDM
Journal
Revista chilena de infectología, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 341–344
Publisher
SciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID)
Publication Date
August 2010
DOI
10.4067/s0716-10182010000500010
ISSN
0716-1018