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Toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome is an acute febrile illness with mucocutaneous manifestations and multisystem involvement, often associated with focal staphylococcal infection. Although Todd originally described the disorder in children,' with a subsequent report of childhood toxic shock syndrome,2 publicity given to the disorder in relation to menstruation and tampon use has resulted in its being conside...
متن کاملToxic shock syndrome.
The entity of the variable pictures of an illness summed up by the description "toxic shock syndrome" has been focussed on by a great number of publications in Northern America since 1978, but has been described scarcely until yet in Germany. An etiological relationship with formerly described "toxic scarlet fever" and "Kawasaki syndrome" is to be discussed. This case in charge deals with a 25-...
متن کاملToxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)
Toxic Shock Syndrome, otherwise known as TSS, is a systemic infection that is associated with the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus [1]. S. aureus exists as part of the human body’s normal bacteria, and does not cause infection since most people develop antibodies against the bacteria. Infection can be result in people that have not developed these antibodies, or may develop in people that have an...
متن کاملToxic-shock syndrome.
In the past 10 years, we have learned much about TSS and S. aureus and its toxins. A number of important biologic principles have been reemphasized in this first decade of TSS research: S. aureus is a very complex organism, one not likely to yield quick answers; in vitro observations must always be confirmed in the patient; animal models may not always be reliable replicates of human disease; a...
متن کاملToxic-shock syndrome.
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare, life-threatening, acute multisystem illness usually characterized by sudden onset of high fever, diffuse sunburn-like erythroderma and a variety of other signs and symptoms. It may progress rapidly to hypotension and shock with multiple organ failure. Its exact cause is unknown, but in almost all cases there has been an infection with exotoxin-producing str...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0310-057X,1448-0271
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x8100900410