Fornadley J A, Gomez P J, Crane R T, Rickman L S
Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia 23708-5000.
Head Neck. 1990 Jan-Feb;12(1):66-8. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880120109.
Acute toxic shock syndrome (TSS), initially described in association with the use of super absorbent tampons in menstruating women, has complicated a variety of surgical procedures. Recent attention in head and neck surgery has focused on absorbent packing materials, such as those used in postoperative nasal care. It is important to maintain a high index of suspicion in all postoperative patients to fever, hypotension, and erythroderma. We report TSS following submandibular gland excision.