| Toxic Shock Syndrome in a 13 Year Old Boy |
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Ji Hye Kim, Sung Hee Oh |
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea |
| 전형적인 피부홍피중 및 지연성 표피탈락을 보인 Toxic Shock Syndrome 1례 |
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김지혜, 오성희 |
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한양대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Toxic Shock Syndrome(TSS), known to be mediated by toxins produced by Staphy¡ⓒlococcus aureus, is a potentially fatal multisystemic illness unless treated properly. Although the reported cases of TSS were primarily among menstruating women, more cases of TSS among children, nonmenstruating women and male adults have been reported recently. In Korea, however, TSS has not drawn much attention yet, and no pediatric case with the case definition of TSS has been reported.
We herein, report a case of TSS in a 13 year old boy presented with typical manifestations of erythroderma, delayed skin desquamation, hypotension and multiple organ dysfunction subsequent to soft tissue infection due to S. aureus. |
| Key Words:
Toxic shock syndrome, Staphylococcus aureus, Children, Hypotension |
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