Early CT findings of Fournier's gangrene in a healthy male

Early clinical identification of Fournier's gangrene is imperative to avoid delay in the aggressive surgical debridement, antibiotic therapy, and some times hyperbaric oxygen treatments. We report on the early computed tomogra phy findings of a non-gas-forming Fournier's gangrene in a healthy male to aid urologists, surgeons, and radiologists in the recognition of this rapid ly progressive and often fatal infection. (C) Elsevier Science Inc., 1998.