Toxic shock syndrome as a complication of breast prostheses

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 t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) 1995-12, Vol.96 (7), p.1702-1708
Hauptverfasser:	POBLETE, J. V. P, RODGERS, J. A, WOLFORT, F. G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Breast Implants - adverse effects Breast Implants - microbiology Endotoxins Female Humans Mammaplasty - adverse effects Medical sciences Shock, Septic - diagnosis Shock, Septic - microbiology Staphylococcal Infections - complications Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the genital tract and mammary gland
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0032-1052 1529-4242
DOI:	10.1097/00006534-199512000-00028