title: [Toxic shock syndrome].
abstract: We report about a one year old girl with toxic shock syndrome (TSS), which was confirmed by a significant rise of TSST-1 titers. In addition to known manifestations of TSS, to our knowledge this is the first report about development of polyserositis in this disease. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) was elevated at initial evaluation and fell under treatment with cortisone. This finding is in contrast to in-vitro observations. We believe that the use of cortisone in TSS warrants further investigation.
authors: Kinderklinik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Huber
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authors: D
authors: Schranz
mesh_terms: D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins; C031818:enterotoxin B, staphylococcal
vernacular_title: Toxisches Schock Syndrom.