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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug;11(8):4837-4840.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_144_22. Epub 2022 Aug 30.

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome because of skin infection - a case report

Ajay K Gupta  1 , Nishesh Jain  1 , Saurabh Jindal  2 , Saurabh Puri  1 , Gulshan S Randhawa  1
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Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome because of skin infection - a case report

Ajay K Gupta et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is a toxin-mediated disease. It is a severe fatal disease inducing immune-mediated inflammatory reaction and occurs because of exotoxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus. Common signs and symptoms at the time of presentation lead to misdiagnosis and delay in initiation of treatment. Prognosis depends primarily on early diagnosis and prompt treatment. This is a case of a young adult male presented with fever, rash, and hypotension and diagnosed with STSS.

Keywords: Multi-organ involvement; skin infection; staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome; toxin-mediated inflammatory reaction.

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Diffuse macular rash over the palm
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Desquamation over the palm after 6–7 days of discharge
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Boil and sinus in the pubic region
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Conjunctival congestion
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Prominent, inflamed, and hypertrophic fungiform papillae with hyperemia, suggestive of a strawberry tongue
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CECT thorax showed dense lobar consolidations in the bilateral lower lobe with the area of consolidation in the posterior aspect of the right upper lobe and the multiple scattered nodular area of consolidation with conglomeration in the bilateral upper lobe along with mild bilateral pleural effusion
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