Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy (Jun 2020)

Fournier's gangrene that initially mimicked pubic cellulitis in an elderly woman administered a Janus kinase inhibitor, methotrexate, and prednisolone for rheumatoid arthritis

  • Takahiro Shiratori,
  • Naoki Oiso,
  • Kohei Yamauchi,
  • Akira Kawada

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/cia2.12108
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 3
pp. 71 – 72

Abstract

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This is the first reported case of FG during administration of a JAK inhibitor. The case appeared to be a less serious manifestation when first examined; however, extremely serious clinical features developed immediately after the withdrawal of TOF.