title: Toxic shock and Down syndromes in a dental patient: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A literature review of Toxic Shock Syndrome is presented, including epidemiology, etiology, signs, symptoms and management, and its relationship to infection susceptibility in the Down Syndrome patient. A case of a Down Syndrome patient with Toxic Shock Syndrome is described, and the role of odontogenic infection is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Medicine & Public Health, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles 90089-0641, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navazesh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mulligan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sobel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004768:Enterotoxins; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013291:Streptococcus
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins