Toxic Shock Syndrome: A Reprise

Editorials1 October 1982Toxic Shock Syndrome: A RepriseEDWARD H. KASS, M.D., PH.D.EDWARD H. KASS, M.D., PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-4-608 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor many years it has been recognized that staphylococcal infections occasionally are accompanied by evidence of toxemia, a scarlatiniform rash and subsequent desquamation. This syndrome has been called staphylococcal scarlet fever (1, 2). During the past few years, however, this clinical pattern has emerged from relative obscurity to become notorious as a consequence of two groups of events: the restatement of the syndrome in modern terms (3) along with a series of dramatic cases and a catchy title, toxic shock syndrome, and the recognition by several infectious disease physicians and epidemiologists in Minnesota and Wisconsin that the syndrome was particularly...References1. STEVENS F. The occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus infection with a scarlatiniform rash. JAMA. 1929;88:1957-8. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WANNAMAKER L. Toxic shock: problems in definition and diagnosis of a new syndrome [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:775-7. LinkGoogle Scholar3. TODDFISHAUTKAPRALWELCH JMFT. Toxic-shock syndrome associated with phage-group-I staphylococci. Lancet. 1978;2:1116-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SHANDSSCHLECHHARGETT KWN. Toxic shock syndrome: case-control studies at The Centers for Disease Control. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:895-8. LinkGoogle Scholar5. OSTERHOLMGIBSONMANDELDAVIS MRJJ. Tri-state toxic shock syndrome study: methodologic analyses. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:899-902. LinkGoogle Scholar6. LATHAMKEHRBERGJACOBSONSMITH RMJC. Toxic shock syndrome in Utah: a case control and surveillance study. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:906-8. LinkGoogle Scholar7. HELGERSONFOSTER SL. Toxic shock syndrome in Oregon: epidemioloic findings. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:909-11. LinkGoogle Scholar8. The toxic shock syndrome: a conference held 20-22 November 1981 sponsored by the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96(6 pt 2):831-996. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. . Toxic Shock Syndrome Assessment of Current Information and Future Research Needs. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press; 1982. Google Scholar10. REINGOLDHARGETTSHANDS ANK. Toxic shock syndrome surveillance in the United States, 1980 to 1981. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:875-80. LinkGoogle Scholar11. LANGMUIR A. Toxic shock syndrome—an epidemiologist's view. J Infect Dis. 1982;145:588-91. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. SACKETT D. Bias in analytic research. J Chronic Dis. 1979;32:51-63. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. BERGDOLLCRASSREISER MBR. An enterotoxin-like protein in Staphylococcus aureus strains from patients with toxic shock syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:969-71. LinkGoogle Scholar14. SCHLIEVERTKELLY PJ. Staphylococcal pyrogenic exotoxin type C: further characterization. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:982-6. LinkGoogle Scholar15. HULKA B. Tampons and toxic shock syndrome [Editorial]. JAMA. 1982;248:872-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Channing Laboratory Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByToxic shock syndrome after pilonidal cystectomySexual Behavior of College Women in 1975, 1986, and 1989Toxic shock syndrome: A reviewAnimal Studies of Toxic Shock SyndromeA Fatal Case of Toxic-Shock Syndrome following CholecystectomyProduction of toxic-shock-associated protein(s) in Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from 1956 through 1982 1 October 1982Volume 97, Issue 4Page: 608-611KeywordsClinical epidemiologyDesquamationInfectious disease epidemiologyInfectious diseasesRashesScarlet feverStaphylococcal infectionToxic shock syndrome Issue Published: 1 October 1982 PDF DownloadLoading ...