Toxic shock syndrome following submandibular gland excision

✍ Scribed by Dr. John A. Fornadley; Patrick J. Gomez; Richard T. Crane; Dr. Leland S. Rickman

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 233 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1043-3074
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.2880120109

✦ Synopsis

Acute toxic shock syndrome (TSS), initially described in association with the use of super absorbent tampons in menstruating women, has complicated a variety of surgical procedures. Recent attention in head and neck surgery has focused on absorbent packing materials, such as those used in postoperative nasal care. It is important to maintain a high index of suspicion in all postoperative patients to fever, hypotension, and erythroderma. We report TSS following submandibular gland excision.