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1517430

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS), first described by Todd et al. in 1978, can be a life-threatening entity. Familiarity with the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of TSS may help achieve early diagnosis and prompt appropriate intervention. TSS is not a septicemia, but a toxemia. The most extensively described pathogenesis involves a focus of specific Staphylococcus aureus strains capable of producing an exotoxin (TSST-1). We report two patients who developed TSS while in external fixators and describe their initial symptoms, management, and subsequent problems. This report will serve to alert pediatric orthopaedic surgeons to this entity and enable them to recognize its rather precipitous presentation and initiate appropriate treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-6798
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
658-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Toxic shock syndrome in patients with external fixators.
pubmed:affiliation
Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, Chicago, Illinois 60635.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports