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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1870-7203</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta médica Grupo Ángeles]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-7203</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Grupo Ángeles, Servicios de Salud]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1870-72032023000300268</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/111351</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Gangrena de Fournier]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Fournier&#8217;s gangrene]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aceves Quintero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia Alejandra]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villanueva Sáenz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Taracena Pacheco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Angeles Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Angeles Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Angeles Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>268</fpage>
<lpage>269</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-72032023000300268&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-72032023000300268&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-72032023000300268&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  la gangrena de Fournier es una fascitis necrotizante polimicrobiana de origen proctológico, con tasas de mortalidad de hasta 50%.  Caso clínico:  se trata de un hombre de 70 años con cuadro de una semana con dolor y aumento de volumen escrotal. Ingresó en estado de choque, se le inició reanimación, antibioticoterapia y desbridamiento quirúrgico.  Conclusión:  es importante tener un alto índice de sospecha para realizar el diagnóstico e iniciar tratamiento médico y quirúrgico para mejorar el pronóstico del paciente, se requieren en promedio 3.5 desbridamientos por paciente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  Fournier&#8217;s gangrene is a polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis of proctologic origin, with up to 50% mortality rates.  Clinical case:  a 70-year-old male presents with scrotal pain and enlargement. On admission in shock, resuscitation was started, and antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement were initiated.  Conclusion:  it is essential to have a high index of suspicion to make the diagnosis and initiate medical and surgical treatment to improve the patient&#8217;s prognosis, requiring an average of 3.5 debridements per patient.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[gangrena de Fournier]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fascitis necrotizante]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desbridamiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Fournier&#8217;s gangrene]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[necrotizing fasciitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[debridement]]></kwd>
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