Can I Claim Compensation for Fournier's Gangrene?
If your long-term outcome from a fournier's gangrene infection has been made worse due to negligence on the part of medical professionals, it may well be possible to make a claim for compensation.
The shock of fournier's gangrene
The impact of a fournier's gangrene infection can be both physically and psychologically destructive. This tissue-destroying infection, a type of necrotising fasciitis specific to the perineal and genital area, can destroy an individual's sexual function, compromise their bowel function and leave them with deformity and scarring in the affected area.
The pain, the tissue loss and the destructive surgery necessary to deal with this appalling infection can also leave the patient emotionally scarred and struggling to cope with the changes in their health, well-being and quality of life.
If medical professionals cause a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of this disabling illness, they may be regarded as having been negligent and it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Making a successful claim
For your claim to stand the best chance of success, you need the services of a specialist solicitor who has access to the best medical experts. They will analyse your medical records, identify whether or not you have been the victim of negligent care and, if so, assess its impact on your outcome.
Your claim will address the impact of the negligence, such as a loss of income or the need for specialist treatment, insofar as it has been caused by the negligence.
Specialist expertise and experience are essential.
Negligence and fournier's gangrene
The key factor in the medical management of fournier's gangrene is the urgency with which a diagnosis needs to be made. This is a fast-moving infection and every delay in treatment may be associated with greater damage to the patient and a worse outcome.
Medical professionals may be regarded as negligent if they fail to carry out an examination, fail to recognise the possible symptoms, fail to seek specialist advice, make a misdiagnosis or delay in making a referral.
Any of these actions can prove detrimental to the patient's outcome by delaying the initiation of surgery to remove all infected tissue.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive experience in highly complex necrotising fasciitis claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor about your situation and the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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