Fournier's Gangrene in a Heterosexual Man: A Complication of Neisseria meningitidis Urethritis

A 55-year-old heterosexual male presented to the emergency department with a symptomatology consistent with urethritis and Fournier's gangrene. Urethral swab and operative tissue cultures were positive for coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and an intracellular Gram-negative diplococcus. The lat...

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Main Authors: Khemees, Tariq A., Porshinsky, Brian S., Patel, Abhishek P., McClung, Christopher D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3529445/