Toxic shock syndrome caused by hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with pancytopenia

Benoj Varghese; Ritesh Sanghavi; Amjed Aziz; Lain B. Gosbell

Toxic shock syndrome caused by hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with pancytopenia

Benoj Varghese, Ritesh Sanghavi, Amjed Aziz^*, Lain B. Gosbell

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Toxic shock syndrome is an uncommon condition in patients with neutropenia. We describe a 44-year-old man who developed toxic shock syndrome caused by hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus while pancytopenic after chemotherapy. He died of multiorgan failure despite high-level intensive care support and treatment with appropriate antibiotics and intravenous immunoglobulin. This case illustrates the need for a high index of suspicion for toxic shock syndrome in patients with febrile neutropenia, and also highlights the lack of high-quality evidence for the various treatment modalities used in this syndrome. Crit Care Resusc 2010; 12: 50-52

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-52
Number of pages	3
Journal	Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine
Volume	12
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Mar 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

UNITED-STATES
IMMUNOGLOBULIN
SURVEILLANCE
ENTEROTOXIN
MANAGEMENT
TSS

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In: Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 1, 03.2010, p. 50-52.

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Toxic shock syndrome caused by hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with pancytopenia

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