Penile gangrene due to improper application of a condom catheter: a case report.
J Med Case Rep 2023;
17:30. [PMID:
36717875 PMCID:
PMC9887821 DOI:
10.1186/s13256-023-03771-x]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Fournier's gangrene is a rare, fulminant, and usually localized necrotizing soft tissue polymicrobial infection of the perineum, with occasional extension up to the abdominal wall.
CASE PRESENTATION
We describe an unusual case of penile gangrene in a 64-year-old Tunisian man suffering from urinary incontinence secondary to cerebrovascular accident. Gangrene developed due to continuous tourniquet effect on the penis caused by a condom catheter. Although source control was achieved with aggressive debridement, careful wound care, and wide-spectrum antibiotherapy, the patient died due to septic shock.
CONCLUSION
Use of condom catheters is not without complications. Careful placement, strict hygiene, and regular monitoring of the local condition are necessary.
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