Fournier gangrene

Fournier gangrene
Specialty	Infectious disease
Frequency	1 per 62,500 males a year[1]

Fournier gangrene is a type of necrotizing fasciitis or gangrene affecting the external genitalia or perineum. It commonly occurs in older men, but it can also occur both in women and children and in people with diabetes or alcoholism or those who are immunocompromised.