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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Toxic shock syndrome: the great masquerader.

Sagnik Biswas, Animesh Ray, Farhan Fazal, Swati Mahajan

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sagnik BiswasDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Animesh RayDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7498-9112
Farhan FazalDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Swati MahajanDepartment of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxic shock syndrome is a rare but potentially lethal toxin-mediated illness that can be caused by streptococcal and staphylococcal species. It initially presents as a febrile illness that rapidly progresses to multiorgan dysfunction, hence a high index of suspicion coupled with rapid verification of the diagnosis and aggressive treatment is required to improve the outcome of the disease. A 23-year-old man presented with high-grade fever associated with headache, retro-orbital pain, gastroenteritis and gum bleeds. Treatment was initiated keeping in mind the possibility of dengue haemorrhagic fever. However, further clinical deterioration led us to re-examine our patient, revealing an old neglected wound. Microbiological confirmation of methicillin-resistant

Indexed as

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusHumansMaleShock, SepticStaphylococcal InfectionsWound InfectionYoung Adultdermatologytropical medicine (infectious disease)

Identifiers

PMID30567096
PMCPMC6301640
OpenAlexW2905447745

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