Research Article

Fournier's Gangrene as Seen in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital

Table 2

Predisposing conditions.

Predisposing conditionsFrequency (%)

UTI in BPH/urethral stricture11 (28.95)
Perianal suppurations8 (21.05)
 Abscess (4)
 Fistula (2)
 Fissure (1)
 Thrombosed haemorrhoids (1)
HIV8 (21.05)
Diabetes6 (15.79)
SCD1 (2.63)
Dermatitis1 (2.63)
Omphalitis1 (2.63)