Toxic Shock Syndrome Following Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Flap Breast Reconstruction
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Vol. 29 (6) , 571-575
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-199212000-00015
Abstract
Acute toxic shock syndrome (TSS) not related to menstruation has comprised an increasing proportion of cases reported to the Center for Disease Control in recent years. We report a patient with TSS resulting from a postoperative donor site infection after bilateral breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi musculocu-taneous flaps. The diagnosis, management, and outcome of TSS are reviewed. The plastic surgeon should be aware of TSS as a potential postoperative complication of routine procedures in plastic surgery.Keywords
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