title: Toxic shock syndrome following diagnostic peritoneal lavage.
abstract: We report the case of a 15-year-old girl who developed high fever, syncope, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, myalgia, pharyngitis, and a desquamating rash eight days after a diagnostic peritoneal lavage. The diagnostic peritoneal lavage wound was erythematous and tender. Incision of the site yielded 10 mL of exudate that cultured Staphylococcus aureus. The patient was treated with a first-generation cephalosporin and recovered without sequelae. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of toxic shock syndrome following diagnostic peritoneal lavage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver General Hospital, Colorado 80204-4507.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Catapano
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cwinn
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D002514:Cephapirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002515:Cephradine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D002514:Cephapirin; D002515:Cephradine