Although rare, FG may be associated with significant risk for morbidity and mortality especially if recognition and treatment are delayed, which is common due to ambiguous history and physical ...

In August 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a warning about Fournier gangrene (FG) to the labels of all SGLT2 inhibitors, used to treat type 2 diabetes. And as reported by Medscape ...

Fournier gangrene, also known as necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum, is a safety concern in patients who receive sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, according to new study findings published ...

After the FDA last year slapped a warning label on SGLT2 diabetes drugs, detailing risks of an infection with a rare flesh-eating bacteria, a team of researchers has come out with a new set of numbers ...

Fournier gangrene (FG), a necrotizing infection of the perineum, is a relatively rare but potentially fatal complication of treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, new data ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning that a class of type 2 diabetes drugs in rare cases might cause a flesh-eating bacterial infection of genitals. The condition ...

A certain type of drug used to treat diabetes may help manage the disease, but a new study advises physicians to look for troubling signs of a dangerous flesh-eating infection in patients taking that ...

Certain medications used to treat diabetes have been linked to cases of a rare, potentially deadly flesh-eating genital infection, the Food and Drug Administration announced this week. The medications ...