[Scroto-perineal gas gangrene. Etiopathogenetic aspects and therapeutic prospects]

A case of scrotoperineal gas gangrene is presented. This condition is discussed as an expression of anaerobic infection and both old and new views as to its aetiopathogenesis are described. Treatment has been potentiated by the introduction of clindamycin and other particularly active drugs. It is felt that cultures should be directed to the detection of both anaerobic and aerobic germs, since the former have shown a recent tendency to reappear as causes of infection.