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7. Fournier's Gangrene

Gangrene can affect the genital areas of your body. In the case of Fournier's gangrene, an infection in the genitals or urinary tract prompts tenderness, redness, pain, and swelling. Fournier's occurs more often in men than in women. It was first identified in 1883 by French venereologist Jean Alfred Fournier, who treated five young men experiencing rapidly progressing gangrene of the penis and scrotum.

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