Literature DB >> 7480294

Toxic shock syndrome as a complication of breast prostheses.

J V Poblete1, J A Rodgers, F G Wolfort.   

Abstract

A case of a 21-year-old woman who developed toxic shock syndrome 6 days after augmentation mammaplasty with saline breast implants is reported. The infecting organism was S. aureus that was toxic shock syndrome exotoxin 1-negative and staphylococcal endotoxin B-positive. The causes and etiology of this rare postoperative complication are discussed.

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Year:  1995        PMID: 7480294     DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199512000-00028

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Plast Reconstr Surg        ISSN: 0032-1052            Impact factor:   4.730


  2 in total

1.  Toxic Shock Syndrome after Surgery: Case Presentation and Systematic Review of the Literature.

Authors:  Karel-Bart Celie; David L Colen; Stephen J Kovach
Journal:  Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open       Date:  2020-05-29

2.  Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) After Expander-Based Breast Reconstruction.

Authors:  Hirotaka Suga; Tomohiro Shiraishi; Akihiko Takushima; Kiyonori Harii
Journal:  Eplasty       Date:  2016-01-08
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