What is Fornier's Gangrene?

Fournier gangrene is a potentially life-threatening form of necrotizing fasciitis involving the male genitalia( Fournier 1883) Infection most commonly arises from the skin, urethra, or rectal regions. Predisposing factors include diabetes mellitus, local trauma, paraphimosis, periurethral extravasation of urine, perirectal or perianal infections, and surgery such as circumcision , herniorrhaphy or anal surgery