title: Toxic shock syndrome complicating influenza A in a child: case report and review.
abstract: Despite extensive literature on toxic shock syndrome, reports of its manifestations in children remain relatively uncommon. Similarly, toxic shock syndrome in association with influenza B or influenza-like illness has been reported in 12 patients, but it has been reported to occur following influenza A in only two patients to date. We report a third case of toxic shock syndrome in a child with influenza A and review the association between epidemic influenza and toxic shock syndrome ("the Thucydides syndrome").
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Tolan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis