Concurrence of fatal staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is an acute, toxin-mediated febrile illness that rapidly leads to multiple organ dysfunction syndromes, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune and inflammatory disease. Differential diagnosis in STSS involved a number of common d...

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Main Authors: Shiue-Wei Lai, Kuo-Ming Yeh, Feng-Cheng Liu, Jung-Chung Lin, Fu-Chiang Yeh, Sheng-Kang Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2014;volume=34;issue=4;spage=178;epage=182;aulast=Lai