Toxic-shock syndrome associated with nasal packing: analogy to tampon-associated illness
Barbour, S.D.; Shlaes, D.M.; Guertin, S.R.
Pediatrics 73(2): 163-165
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005 PMID: 6694872 Document Number: 239897
A pure culture of migmatoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the purulent nasal packing removed from a 13-year-old premenarchal girl with toxic-shock syndrome after rhinoplasty. The similarities between this case and the tampon-associated illness are examined. An increased awareness of these similarities and the identification of predisposing factors may lead to earlier detection and treatment of toxic-shock syndrome.