Definition – What is a Fournier ́sche Gangrene? Fournier gangrene is a special form of necrotizing fasciitis and occurs in the genital, perineal and anal regions. This leads to a bacterial infection, which in turn causes an increased circulatory disturbance and leads to the death of the skin. The bacteria spread within the fasciae (fasciitis) … Fournier Gangrene
Diagnosis Since a Fournier’s gangrene leads to a rapid spread and progression of the infection, a so-called gaze diagnosis is usually possible. This means that the corresponding physician only has to take a look at it to make a suspected diagnosis. Even in doubtful cases the doctor will initiate immediate therapy. The reason is the … Diagnosis | Fournier Gangrene
Treatment and therapy The therapy of a Fournier Gangrene consists of several parts.It is important that the treatment is as fast as possible. Often too much time is lost through a doctor-patient conversation. How early a therapy is carried out depends strongly on the outcome of the disease. A Fournier gangrene is treated with a … Treatment and therapy | Fournier Gangrene
Healing time and prognosis Despite therapy, a Fournier gangrene is associated with a mortality rate of 20-50%. Untreated such a gangrene is an absolutely lethal disease. For the prognosis it is important to start the medical therapy early. Especially in case of changes in the genital area, patients go to the doctor much too late … Healing time and prognosis | Fournier Gangrene
Definition Adipose tissue necrosis is the loss of adipose tissue through cell death (necrosis) of adipose tissue cells (adipocytes), which can affect various organs and body parts. Necrosis means the death of cells within a living organism. In adipose tissue necrosis, fat cells die and release the stored fat, which is absorbed by surrounding connective … Fatty tissue necrosis
Diagnosis The doctor makes the diagnosis of fat tissue necrosis by palpation of the nodes under the skin. Fatty tissue necrosis is actually harmless and does not require further treatment, but cannot be distinguished from malignant growths by palpation alone. For this reason, the further diagnosis is made by ultrasound examination, although there may often … Diagnosis | Fatty tissue necrosis
Treatment/Therapy Necrosis causes the formation of nodules of dead fatty tissue, which are always benign, do not cause any discomfort and therefore do not usually require treatment. If the lumps become inflamed and cause pain, they can be surgically removed. The problem in diagnosing by palpation is that it is not possible to distinguish between … Treatment/Therapy | Fatty tissue necrosis
Predestined body regions Fatty tissue necrosis occurs very frequently in the breast, since the breast consists mainly of fat cells in addition to glandular tissue and connective tissue. Through an operation on the breast (e.g. breast conservation therapy (BET) for breast cancer, breast reduction or insertion of silicone implants) fat cells can be destroyed or … Predestined body regions | Fatty tissue necrosis
