FOURNIER'S GANGRENE, A RARE COMPLICATION OF DIABETES MELLITUS (CASE REPORT).

The presented case reports on 54-years old patient with T2 Diabetes mellitus who, due to hypoglycemic episodes on Insulin therapy, was treated with oral anti-hyperglycemic medications. Patient was on hemodialysis due to the stage 5 chronic kidney failure and had various comorbid conditions: arterial hypertension, history of acute myocardial infarction, dilative cardiomyopathy, amaurosis and peripheral neuropathy. Besides his complicated medical history, patient developed an early stage of Fournier's gangrene. Diabetes mellitus represents a worldwide pandemic disease which induces a number of serious complications, such as cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney diseases, resulting in the end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis, cerebrovascular disorders, various types of neuropathies and frequent infections. One of the rarest but very serious and urgent conditions, which appears as a complication in patients with Diabetes mellitus, is Fournier's gangrene, which represents rapid and progressive fulminant infection of superficial tissue of the scrotum and penis.