An overlooked cause of septic shock: Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome secondary to an axillary abscess

An overlooked cause of septic shock: Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome secondary to an axillary abscess

Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is characterized by rapid onset of fever, rash, hypotension, and multiorgan system involvement. Clinical manifestations of staphylococcal TSS include fever, chills, hypotension, and a diffuse macular erythroderma followed by desquamation one to two weeks lat...

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Main Authors: Bidhya Poudel, Qishuo Zhang, Angkawipa Trongtorsak, Bimatshu Pyakuryal, Goar Egoryan, Mina Sous, Rizwan Ahmed, Daniela Patricia Trelles-Garcia, Maria Adriana Yanez-Bello, Valeria Patricia Trelles-Garcia, Jonathan J. Stake, Guillermo Rodriguez-Nava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Toxic shock syndrome
Septic shock
Sepsis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920303474

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