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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 12 enrolled patients

From: A retrospective case series of Fournier’s gangrene: necrotizing fasciitis in perineum and perianal region

Patient ID

Demographic characteristics

Clinical manifestation

LRINEC score

Faecal diversion

Wound management

Closure method

Age

Sex

Predisposing disease

Location

Complications

Bacteria culture

1

66

M

Diabetes mellitus + fistula

Scrotum

None

P. aeruginosa

9

None

NPWT

Skin graft

2

48

M

Renal failure + abscess

Crissum + scrotum

Pneumonia

E. coli

11

Colostomy

NPWT

Secondary healing + suture

3

62

F

Diabetes mellitus + abscess

Perineum + crissum

None

E. faecium

8

None

Dressing changes

Secondary healing + suture

4

64

M

Diabetes mellitus + fistula

Scrotum + penis

Pneumonia

E. coli + E. faecium

10

None

NPWT

Secondary suture + skin graft

5

60

M

Renal failure

Scrotum

None

S. aureus

10

None

NPWT

Flaps

6#

71

M

Diabetes mellitus + fistula

Scrotum + thigh + penis

Sepsis

E. faecium

13

None

7

59

M

Diabetes mellitus + leukemia

Scrotum + thigh + abdomen + penis

Renal failure + sepsis

E. faecium + MRSA

9

Colostomy + cystostomy

NPWT

Flaps + Secondary suture + skin graft

8

45

M

Trauma

Scrotum + penis

None

S. aureus

8

None

NPWT

Secondary suture

9

60

M

Abscess

Crissum + thigh

None

E. coli

9

Colostomy

NPWT

Secondary healing + suture + skin graft

10

62

M

Diabetes mellitus + abscess

Scrotum + crissum

Heart failure

Acinetobacter

11

None

NPWT

Flaps + secondary healing

11

57

M

Diabetes mellitus

Scrotum + penis

None

E. coli + P. aeruginosa

10

None

NPWT

Skin graft

12

66

F

Diabetes mellitus + abscess

Perineum + abdomen + buttock

Sepsis

E. coli

13

None

NPWT

Secondary suture + skin graft

  1. 6# patient was dead due to sepsis