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J Infect Chemother
; 22(8): 571-3, 2016 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26923257
RESUMO
The present report describes three patients with toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST)-1-associated exanthematous disease. In all patients, fever and systemic erythema without hemodynamic disturbance occurred following cellulitis of the lower limbs. At the site of infection, TSST-1 producing Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus was detected. They defervesced and erythema resolved in response to administration of an antimicrobial drug, thereby avoiding severe illness. These patients did not meet the criteria for a clinical diagnosis of toxic shock syndrome. Measurement of T-cell receptor Vß2-positive T cells in the peripheral blood early after onset of symptoms was useful for diagnosis.