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SUBMITTER: Nakamura H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9762922 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakamura Hideharu H Makiguchi Takaya T Hasegawa Yasuko Y Yamatsu Yukie Y Shoda Koki K Mori Yumi Y Sakurai Kei K Shirabe Ken K Yokoo Satoshi S
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 20221219 12
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening systemic bacterial intoxication. TSS is characterized by fever, hypotension, rash, digestive symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea, multiorgan system involvement, and desquamation in the initial recovery period. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman who developed TSS caused by methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> following deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction. Local fin ...[more]