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Pyoderma gangrenosum presenting as Fournier's gangrene
L S Baskin1, C Dixon, M L Stoller
1Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0738.
The Journal of Urology
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
We report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum presenting as Fournier's gangrene. Although both processes have a similar presentation effective management is markedly different. Whereas broad-spectrum antibiotics and aggressive surgical débridement are necessary to control Fournier's gangrene, immediate institution of corticosteroids and local wound care are indicated for pyoderma gangrenosum.