title: Toxic shock syndrome due to an infected human bite.
abstract: We report a case of nonmenstrual toxic shock syndrome. A 21-year-old man presented with severe pain in the right hand after an altercation in which he sustained a bite from a person. Physical examination revealed a small abscess on the right proximal interphalangeal joint with edema in the fourth and fifth digits and tenderness of the flexor sheath. The patient was hypotensive with diffuse macular erythematous skin. He responded to surgical drainage and antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karody
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhasin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balasubramaniam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications*; D004322:Drainage; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D009254:Nafcillin