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. 2019 Oct 18;6(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s40800-019-0105-8

Table 2.

Summary of 6 case reports of Fournier’s gangrene associated with SGLT2 inhibitor treatment

Reference Age, sex SGLT2 inhibitor Time to onset (weeks) HbA1c (%) Renal and hepatic function Comorbidities Concurrent drug therapy
Cecilia-Chi et al. [8] 67, male Dapagliflozin 3 10.8 Unknown Obesity Unknown
Kumar et al. [9] 41, male Empagliflozin 49 11.2 Unknown Obesity, thrush Metformin
Omer et al. [10] 60, male Dapagliflozin 28 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Onder et al. [11] 64, male Dapagliflozin 42 7.4 BUN: 17 mmol/L; Cr: 162 μmol/L; ALT: 21 U/L Obesity Premixed insulin, vildagliptin, metformin
Ghada et al. [12] 57, male Empagliflozin 2 Unknown Unknown Obesity, peripheral neuropathy, Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism Glipizide, metformin, linagliptin
Our patient 34, male Empagliflozin 20 6.5 BUN: 5.7 mmol/L; Cr: 69 μmol/L; ALT: 18 U/L Obesity Sitagliptin, glibenclamide

SGLT2 sodium-glucose cotransporter-2, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine, ALT alanine transaminase