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KMID : 0381219850170020158
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Journal of RIMSK
1985 Volume.17 No. 2 p.158 ~ p.161
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Toxic Shock Syndrome in the Postoperative Patient -A case report-
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Toxic shock syndrome is an acute febrile illness that may present in a variety of clinical settings; for example, fever, hypotension, diffuse erythroderma, and dysfunction of multiple systems:
Although most commonly reported in association with the use of absorbent tampons during menstruation, it has been reported with increasing frequency in postoperative patients.
In this report, we document a case of postoperative toxic shock syndrome in a orthopaedic patient and review the literature regarding diagnosis and treatment of this potentially lethal disease process.
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