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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0026-1742</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Facultad de Medicina (México)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0026-1742</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0026-17422020000500026</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/fm.24484865e.2020.63.5.04</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Gangrena de Fournier. Reporte de caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Fournier&#8217;s Gangrene. A Case Report]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Ladrón de Guevara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paloma]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cornelio Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Georgina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quiroz Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oscar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>63</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>26</fpage>
<lpage>30</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0026-17422020000500026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0026-17422020000500026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0026-17422020000500026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La gangrena de Fournier es una fascitis necrotizante tipo II que produce trombosis de los pequeños vasos subcutáneos, lo que genera que se propague a través de la piel del periné, área perianal y región genital. La mayoría de los casos tienen un foco perianal o colorectal en la mayoría de los casos y en una menor proporción se origina del tracto urogenital. La tasa de mortalidad varía entre el 7.8 y 50%1-3, únicamente el diagnóstico oportuno disminuye la morbilidad y mortalidad de este padecimiento. El tratamiento incluye desbridamiento quirúrgico de todo el tejido necrótico y el uso de antibióticos de amplio espectro.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Fournier&#8217;s Gangrene is a type II necrotizing fascitis that leads to thrombosis of small subcutaneous vessels and spreads through the perianal and genital regions and the skin of the perineal. Most cases have a perianal or colorectal focus and in a smaller proportion it originates from the urogenital tract. The mortality rate varies between 7.8 and 50%1-3, only timely diagnosis decreases the morbidity and mortality of this condition. Treatment includes surgical debridement of all necrotic tissue and the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Gangrena de Fournier]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[gangrena]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fascitis necrotizante]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[necrosis infecciosa de tejidos blandos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Fournier&#8217;s gangrene]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[gangrene]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[necrotizing fasciitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[infectious necrotizing of soft tissues]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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