Chatzopoulou Marianneta, Koufakis Theocharis, Ntava Evdokia, Gabranis Ioannis, Tsiakalou Maria
General Hospital of Larisa, Medical Microbiology, Larissa, Greece.
General University Hospital of Larisa, Internal Medicine, Larissa, Greece.
Oxf Med Case Reports. 2017 May 30;2017(5):omx020. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omx020. eCollection 2017 May.
Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is an exceptionally rare, toxin-induced, life-threatening, clinical entity that has largely been associated with the use of tampons and other menstrual devices. We, here, report a case of menstrual TSS in a young, female patient who was successfully treated in our hospital. The patient was vaginally colonized with and and the possible interactions between the two are discussed. An account of all the essential facts that physicians should be aware of with regard to TSS is subsequently included.
葡萄球菌中毒性休克综合征(TSS)是一种极其罕见的、毒素诱导的、危及生命的临床病症,在很大程度上与使用卫生棉条及其他经期用品有关。在此,我们报告一例年轻女性患者的经期TSS病例,该患者在我院成功治愈。该患者阴道内定植有[具体细菌名称1]和[具体细菌名称2],并讨论了两者之间可能的相互作用。随后还介绍了医生应了解的关于TSS的所有重要事实。