Non-Menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome Following Breast Abscess: A Rare Case Report From Nepal
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چکیده
Toxic Shock Syndrome is an acute illness caused by exotoxin producing Staphylococcus or Group A Streptococcus. TSS was traditionally associated with high absorbency tampon use in menstruating women until eventually, these were taken off the market. Since then, non-menstrual causes including wound infections, abscess, mastitis, burns, osteomyelitis, retained foreign bodies, etc are leading of TSS. characterized fever, headache, myalgia, abdominal pain, hypotension, non-blanchable erythematous rash progressing to multi-organ damage. The mainstay treatment includes removal source infection, adequate volume resuscitation, vasopressors, and antibiotic coverage. Despite treatment, case fatality rate Streptococcal 50% Staphylococcal 3%. Here we present a unique 24-year-old who presented hypotension 6 days after self-drainage self-medication breast abscess. She diagnosed secondary abscess admitted Intensive Care Unit (ICU), resuscitated successfully treated antibiotics.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of College of Medical Sciences-nepal
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2091-0657', '2091-0673']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v17i1.29928