DiTomaso A, Warner E A, Holt D, Ritrosky S
Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa 33612.
Am J Med Sci. 1994 Aug;308(2):110-1. doi: 10.1097/00000441-199408000-00009.
Toxic shock syndrome is a febrile, multiorgan illness related to toxins elaborated by staphylococcal or streptococcal infections. In the 1980s, most cases were associated with menstruation. More recently, many cases now are unrelated to menses. In this article, the authors describe a case of a nonmenstruating woman with toxic shock syndrome, associated with cellulitis of her arm. Cultures of the arm grew Staphylococcal aureus, which produced enterotoxin B.
中毒性休克综合征是一种与葡萄球菌或链球菌感染所产生的毒素相关的发热性多器官疾病。在20世纪80年代，大多数病例与月经有关。最近，许多病例现已与月经无关。在本文中，作者描述了一例非经期女性患中毒性休克综合征的病例，该病例与她手臂的蜂窝织炎有关。手臂培养物中生长出金黄色葡萄球菌，其产生肠毒素B。
