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Anouk Goudsmit1, Samuel Markowicz1, Salah Eddine Lali2
1Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Marie Curie, Charleroi, Belgium.
Abstract:
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is a very rare and severe complication of Staphylococcus aureus infections. However, bacteremia is very uncommon in this disease. We present here the case of a healthy 15-year old boy who presented septic shock and diffuse exanthema four hours after eating in a fast food restaurant. Blood cultures were positive for a TSST-1 producing Staphylococcus aureus. The patient was treated with antibiotics and fully recovered.
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