[Fournier's gangrene secondary to urethral catheterization]. / Gangrena de Fournier secundaria a cateterismo uretral.

OBJECTIVES: We report one case of Fournier's gangrene secondary to urethral catheterization. METHODS: We describe the clinical case, in which the initial cause was identified, and perform a short bibliographic review. RESULTS: Although Fournier's gangrene was initially considered as idiopathic in etiology, currently it is possible to identify the entrance site of the infection. In the present case the insertion of a urethral catheter was the starting mechanism, associated with factors such as diabetes and alcoholism which favour its development. The patient was treated by surgical debridement and partial urethrectomy but finally died. CONCLUSIONS: We want to point out that urethral instrumentation should be done by expert hands due to the severity of possible complications. We should insist in the need of precocious treatment with wide spectrum antibiotics, radical debridement and complete urologic evaluation.

Gangrena de Fournier secundaria a cateterismo uretral / Fournier´s gangrene secondary to urethral catheterization

OBJETIVOS: Mediante el formato de casoclínico presentamos un caso de Gangrena de Fourniersecundario a cateterismo uretral.MÉTODOS: Realizamos una descripción del caso clínicoque nos ocupa, en el que se ha identificado la causa inicial,así como una breve revisión bibliográfica de estapatología.RESULTADO: Aunque la gangrena de Fournier se considerabainicialmente como de etiología idiopática, en laactualidad es posible identificar en la mayoría de loscasos la puerta de entrada de la infección. En nuestrocaso la colocación de un catéter uretral fue el mecanismode inicio de la infección, asociado a dos factores como ladiabetes y el alcoholismo que favorecen el desarrollo dela misma. Se trató mediante desbridamiento quirúrgico yse realizó uretrectomía parcial. El paciente fue finalmenteexitus.CONCLUSIONES: Se debe llamar la atención sobre lanecesidad de que la manipulación uretral sea realizadapor manos expertas dada la gravedad de las posiblescomplicaciones.Hay que insistir en la necesidad de un tratamiento precozcon una cobertura de antibióticos de amplio espectro, undesbridamiento radical y una revisión urológica completa

OBJECTIVES: We report one case ofFournier`s gangrene secondary to urethral catheterization.METHODS: We describe the clinical case, in which theinitial cause was identified, and perform a shortbibliographic review.RESULTS: Although Fournier`s gangrene was initiallyconsidered as idiopathic in etiology, currently it ispossible to identify the entrance site of the infection. Inthe present case the insertion of a urethral catheter wasthe starting mechanism, associated with factors such asdiabetes and alcoholism which favour its development.The patient was treated by surgical debridement andpartial urethrectomy but finally died.CONCLUSIONS: We want to point out that urethralinstrumentation should be done by expert hands due tothe severity of possible complications. We should insistin the need of precocious treatment with wide spectrumantibiotics, radical debridement and complete urologicevaluation