Fournier's Gangrene in Children: Report on 7 Cases and Review of Literature

Fournier's gangrene (FG) is named after Alfred Fournier who described it as a rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and external genital organs in young adults with unknown cause in 1883[1]. The disease mostly affects men between 50 and 60 years of age and is considered uncommon in the pediatric age group[2,3]. Here we present seven cases of FG who referred to our hospital in. From 2009 to 2013, seven cases with FG were treated in our center. They have been treated with urgent aggressive surgical debridement and intensive care support, although antibiotic therapy, correct postoperative wound management and complete excision of all necrotic tissue was performed successfully, three patients died during treatment. Colostomy was performed in 5 patients, and one case underwent urinary diversion