An Unusual Case of Toxic Shock Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Viral Etiologic Agents

An Unusual Case of Toxic Shock Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Viral Etiologic Agents

Toxic shock syndrome is a multisystemic illness most often associated with toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus and group A Streptococcus. An extensive review of available literature revealed many other microbial agents including viruses to be associated with toxic shock syndrome. Parvovirus B-1...

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Published in:Infectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.) Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 428 - 430
Main Authors: Kaur, Amandeep, Loganathan, Raghu, Schliep, Tjark, Singh, Dharamveer, Kanna, Balavenkatesh, Sivapalan, Vel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-11-2011
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Summary:Toxic shock syndrome is a multisystemic illness most often associated with toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus and group A Streptococcus. An extensive review of available literature revealed many other microbial agents including viruses to be associated with toxic shock syndrome. Parvovirus B-19 is usually a self-limiting illness. There has been only 1 case report of acute Parvovirus B-19 infection in association with severe sepsis. We report the first case of acute Parvovirus B-19 infection that fulfilled the CDC criteria for the diagnosis of Toxic Shock Syndrome in an immunocompetent host.
ISSN:1056-9103
1536-9943
DOI:10.1097/IPC.0b013e31820a52cc