fournier gangrene
MONDO:0043352Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names fournier gangrene yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An acute necrotic infection of the SCROTUM; PENIS; or PERINEUM. It is characterized by scrotum pain and redness with rapid progression to gangrene and sloughing of tissue. Fournier gangrene is usually secondary to perirectal or periurethral infections associated with local trauma, operative procedures, or urinary tract disease.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0043352), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: fournier gangrene
- Also called
- fournier's gangrene