[Synergistic necrotizing fasciitis of genitalia and perineum. Our experience].

Presentation of 9 cases of synergistic genitalia and perineum necrosing fascitis treated in our service over the last 5 years. The contents of the disease and its terminology has been reviewed by the light of the existing literature. In our series, patients mean age was 65 years. Three of our 9 patients had diabetes mellitus, and also 3 had liver disease due to alcohol. The initial septic focus was found in 8 cases, and in 4 it was urological, basically urethra's stricture. The most frequently involved germs were aerobe-anaerobe associations. Mortality was 11%.