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📋Overview
Fournier disease is a legacy term often used to refer to Fournier gangrene, a severe, rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal, genital, or perianal regions. The modern preferred term is Fournier gangrene. It is a serious bacterial infection that causes tissue death and requires urgent medical attention.
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Medical codes (for reference)
UMLS CUI: C0238419ICD-10-CM
N49.3
MeSH
D018934
SNOMED CT (US)
398318005
Codes are provided for reference and interoperability. They are not a diagnosis.
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