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Fournier gangrene

type of necrotizing fasciitis or gangrene affecting the external genitalia and/or perineum
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Fournier gangrene

Summary

Fournier gangrene is a symptom or sign[1]. It draws 3,016 Wikipedia views per month (symptom_or_sign category, ranking #22 of 200).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fournier gangrene's instance of is recorded as symptom or sign[3].
  • Jean Alfred Fournier is named after Fournier gangrene[4].
  • Fournier gangrene is a type of necrotizing fasciitis[5].
  • Fournier gangrene's Commons category is recorded as Fournier gangrene[6].
  • Fournier gangrene's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as Y99[7].
  • Fournier gangrene's health specialty is recorded as infectious diseases[8].
  • Fournier gangrene's case fatality rate is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+12.8'}[9].
  • Fournier gangrene's case fatality rate is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+7.5'}[10].

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Definition and Type

Fournier gangrene's instance of is recorded as symptom or sign[3]. It is a type of necrotizing fasciitis[5].

Origins

Jean Alfred Fournier is named after Fournier gangrene[4].

Why It Matters

Fournier gangrene draws 3,016 Wikipedia views per month (symptom_or_sign category, ranking #22 of 200).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

infectious diseases

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Comfyquiettree · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Health specialty → infectious diseases
    Instance of → symptom or sign
    Named after → Jean Alfred Fournier
    Subclass of → necrotizing fasciitis
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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