title: [Toxic shock syndrome developed after scalding with water].
abstract: Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a potentially lethal condition most often caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The diagnostic criteria for TSS are high fever, hypotension, rash, desquamation 1-2 weeks after onset of illness, and involvement of three or more organ systems. Most patients are young menstruating women, and most burn patients with TSS are children.  A 66-year-old woman was scalded with water and developed TSS four days later. She was admitted to an intensive care unit where she received adequate treatment. She was discharged after 15 days in hospital.
authors.affiliation: Klinisk Mikrobiologisk Afdeling, Sygehus Sønderjylland, Sønderborg, Sydvang 1, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark. l_skov2000@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lilli Ørris
authors.initials: LØ
authors.lastname: Skov
authors.forename: Sangam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khatry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018089:Superantigens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal; D014867:Water