Abstract:
A 17-year-old boy presented with Fournier gangrene associated with previously undiagnosed Crohn ileocolitis. Fournier gangrene was managed by débridement, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and hyperbaric oxygen. A diverting ileostomy was performed before skin grafting and scrotal reconstruction. Microscopy of a full-layer surgical sample from the terminal ileum revealed granulomas with multinucleated histiocytes, consistent with Crohn disease. Crohn disease was treated with mesalamine, metronidazole, 6-mercaptopurine, and infliximab. The patient was discharged on hospital day 32. At 6-month follow-up, reconstruction of his scrotum had completely healed. Ostomy output was normal.
Jiang, Covington, Haile, Murphy, Rotolo, Lake (2000). Fournier gangrene associated with Crohn disease. Mayo Clinic proceedings, 2000 Jun;75(6):647-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10852429