title: Toxic shock syndrome in an adult male secondary to puncture wound.
abstract: The finding of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare, potentially fatal illness that physicians often associate with young, menstruating females. However, TSS is not exclusively a disease of females. We report the unusual case of an adult male patient who presented to the Emergency Department at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown with toxic shock syndrome secondary from a fish tooth suffered while trout fishing. The diagnostic features of TSS and treatment are also discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Dept., Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, USA.
authors.forename: Amie N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries*; D014337:Trout; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*