Although rare, FG may be associated with significant risk for morbidity and mortality especially if recognition and treatment are delayed, which is common due to ambiguous history and physical ...

Fournier gangrene, also known as necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum, is a safety concern in patients who receive sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, according to new study findings published ...

Scientists have warned that a diabetes drug could increase the risk of developing a potentially fatal gangrene which causes the genitals to rot away. The researchers looked at the side effects of ...

After the FDA last year slapped a warning label on SGLT2 diabetes drugs, detailing risks of an infection with a rare flesh-eating bacteria, a team of researchers has come out with a new set of numbers ...

Background A 59-year-old man presented with a 4-day history of scrotal pain and swelling and the rapid development of moist, black, foul-smelling lesions on the scrotum and penis. As a ...

In August 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a warning about Fournier gangrene (FG) to the labels of all SGLT2 inhibitors, used to treat type 2 diabetes. And as reported by Medscape ...

Fournier gangrene (FG), a necrotizing infection of the perineum, is a relatively rare but potentially fatal complication of treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, new data ...

HARVEY Weinstein had “genital gangrene” and needed penis injections before sex, explosive new revelations claim. Information on the unseemly condition of the now convicted sex offender comes months ...