title: Toxic shock syndrome as a complication of dermatologic surgery.
abstract: We report a case of toxic shock syndrome occurring after an excisional skin biopsy in an otherwise healthy woman. Her clean-appearing wound grew Staphylococcus aureus and was implicated as the source of toxin. Dermatologists should be aware that toxic shock syndrome may occur as a complication of simple dermatologic surgery.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011127:Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology