Man with scrotal pain and swelling

F I G U R E 2 Point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) image of perineum, with heterogeneous area of phlegmon and early abscess formation.concerning for abscess formation without subcutaneous emphysema (SE) (Figure 2, Video S2).Computed tomography (CT) imaging corroborated POCUS findings.Given failed outpatient antibiotics, markedly elevated inflammatory markers, and POCUS findings, necrotizing soft tissue infection was suspected.The patient received intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics and underwent surgical debridement. DISCUSSIONFournier gangrene (FG) is a necrotizing infection of the perineum that can rapidly extend to surrounding structures. [1][2]2][3] Mortality with

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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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2024-09-05
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https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13289
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Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
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Man with scrotal pain and swelling

Nicholas Ashenburg, Timothy J. Batchelor, Christopher Allen, C. Hill et al.
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
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Man with scrotal pain and swelling

Nicholas Ashenburg, Timothy J. Batchelor, Christopher Allen, C. Hill, Christina Y Liao
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F I G U R E 2 Point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) image of perineum, with heterogeneous area of phlegmon and early abscess formation.concerning for abscess formation without subcutaneous emphysema (SE) (Figure 2, Video S2).Computed tomography (CT) imaging corroborated POCUS findings.Given failed outpatient antibiotics, markedly elevated inflammatory markers, and POCUS findings, necrotizing soft tissue infection was suspected.The patient received intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics and underwent surgical debridement. DISCUSSIONFournier gangrene (FG) is a necrotizing infection of the perineum that can rapidly extend to surrounding structures. [1][2]2][3] Mortality with

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