[Gas gangrene of the scrotum (Fournier's disease)].
1980
V N Arbuzov, and
A V Uriupin, and
V P Reuka
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D008875
Middle Aged
An adult aged 45 - 64 years.
Middle Age
D005738
Gas Gangrene
A severe condition resulting from bacteria invading healthy muscle from adjacent traumatized muscle or soft tissue. The infection originates in a wound contaminated with bacteria of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM. C. perfringens accounts for the majority of cases (over eighty percent), while C. noyvi, C. septicum, and C. histolyticum cause most of the other cases.
Gangrene, Gas,Gangrenes, Gas,Gas Gangrenes
D005832
Genital Diseases, Male
Pathological processes involving the male reproductive tract (GENITALIA, MALE).
Male Genital Diseases,Disease, Male Genital,Diseases, Male Genital,Genital Disease, Male,Male Genital Disease
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012611
Scrotum
A cutaneous pouch of skin containing the testicles and spermatic cords.