Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Fournier's gangrene associated with chronic kidney disease in a dog.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2016
- Authors:
- Lee, Jung-Jin et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine · South Korea
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A dog was diagnosed with Fournier's gangrene associated with chronic kidney disease. Clinical features included crepitant scrotal inflammation that spread to the penis; the lesion exhibited liquefactive necrosis or purulent moist gangrene. This is the first description of Fournier's gangrene associated with chronic kidney disease in a dog.
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