Mastitis and Toxic Shock Syndrome

Mastitis and Toxic Shock Syndrome

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) secondary to mastitis or breast abscess is only seldom described. We report a case of definite TSS due to postpartum staphylococcal mastitis which evolved over a period of 3 weeks to a breast abscess, recurring after 2 months. Only the episode of acute mastitis was complic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica 1989, Vol.68 (1), p.87-88
Hauptverfasser: Demey, Hendrik E., Hautekeete, Marc L., Buytaert, Philip, Bossaert, Leo L., Demey, H. E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abscess - complications
Abscess - microbiology
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Diseases - complications
Breast Diseases - microbiology
Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation
Disorders
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Mastitis - complications
Mastitis - microbiology
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Puerperal Infection - complications
Puerperal Infection - microbiology
Shock, Septic - etiology
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) secondary to mastitis or breast abscess is only seldom described. We report a case of definite TSS due to postpartum staphylococcal mastitis which evolved over a period of 3 weeks to a breast abscess, recurring after 2 months. Only the episode of acute mastitis was complicated with TSS, while Staph. aureus could be isolated during the period of mastitis from milk and during drainage of the second breast abscess.
ISSN:0001-6349
1600-0412
DOI:10.3109/00016348909087698