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Toxisches Schock Syndrom
A. HuberD. Schranzsubject
medicine.medical_specialtyChemotherapygenetic structuresbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentToxic shock syndromebacterial infections and mycosesmedicine.diseaseGastroenterologyInternal medicinePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthImmunologymedicineTumor necrosis factor alphaCortisonebusinessmedicine.drugdescription
We report about a one year old girl with toxic shock syndrome (TSS), which was confirmed by a significant rise of TSST-1 titers. In addition to known manifestations of TSS, to our knowledge this is the first report about development of polyserositis in this disease. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) was elevated at initial evaluation and fell under treatment with cortisone. This finding is in contrast to in-vitro observations. We believe that the use of cortisone in TSS warrants further investigation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-11-01 | Klinische Pädiatrie |