In an interview with Earth, the doctor says that the conditions are increasingly frequent in Brazil and mainly affects men
Summary
Funkeiro Leandro Abusato died at the age of 40 due to Fournier syndrome, a serious bacterial infection that mainly affects men and can be aggravated by factors such as genital trauma, obesity and diabetes, which require early treatment to prevent fatal complications.
Funkeiro Leandro Rogério Pereira Gama, known as Leandro Abuse, died at the age of 40 victims of Fournier syndrome, a disease still little known. The infection is considered absolutely serious, according to the house at home, infectoologist consulted by Earth.
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The syndrome is described as polyimicrobial, that is, these are different types of bacteria proliferate, being Clostridium, Klebsiella, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus the most common.
The doctor warns that this type of infection was increasingly frequent in Brazil, especially in the male population. Understand the main causes of the disease, its symptoms and treatments.
The signs of the disease require attention
Fournier syndrome infections can occur in various ways, it is sufficient that bacteria cause the grouping of the disease between the anus and the genitals. The lack of hygiene, abscesses, wounds, ulcers and injuries end up promoting disease.
Homemade Marcos asks attention to the occurrences that may seem harmless: “Every patient with infection, in particular the skin in this genital and perianal region, should have a greater concern. It is always a reason to look for a doctor”.
Therefore, it is important to be aware of the signs of the disease. Symptoms such as intense pain, redness, swelling, bad smell and secretion in the genital region are the most common. The body can also have fever and chills, an answer to the body due to widespread infections.
Early monitoring and diagnosis of syndrome with an infectoologist are essential to avoid worsening the condition. The diagnosis includes laboratory tests, image and a blood culture, where it is studied which bacteria are causing infection.
Who runs the greatest risk?
Patients with skin infection in the genital or perineal region should double attention, warn the doctor, since they are infections that often associate with the invasion of these bacteria in the skin and subcutaneous cell tissue.
“We have seen more and more frequent [a síndrome]Especially in obese patients, patients with penis trauma, patients who have used penis piercings, the use of rectal objects, the rectal body, the purens in pimple or the injuries in this genital region, [esses] These are risk factors for this disease, “explained the custodian.
The infectoologist also warns people with diabetes who use SGLT inhibitors, a remedy that reduces blood sugar levels by inducing renal reabsorption and urine release: “It has been included in the package flyer which is associated with a greater risk of Fournier syndrome”.
How is the treatment?
The infectoologist explains that the disease is treated with antibiotic and unfortunate, a procedure used to remove the dead and infected tissue.
“You have to go to the operating room and open this region, because they are usually anaerobic bacteria [que estão presentes no nosso organismo (como o cólon) mas, quando deslocadas, podem causar infecções]”He says at home, who adds,” who requires you to try to revitalize the fabric. “
And this is what makes the infection so worrying, explains the infectologist, since these bacteria make a necrotic process. “Often, these bacteria penetrate deeply, fall into the circulatory current, leading to septicemia”, warned the doctor, who underlined that the best response to the syndrome is an early and appropriate treatment.
Source: Terra
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