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  • Title: Toxic shock syndrome secondary to a dental abscess.
    Author: Fardy CH, Findlay G, Owen G, Shortland G.
    Journal: Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg; 1999 Feb; 28(1):60-1. PubMed ID: 10065654.
    Abstract:
    A 9-year-old girl presented with arthralgia and myalgia which progressed to developing renal failure and overwhelming septic shock. The underlying cause was assumed to be a periodontal abscess from an upper right deciduous canine tooth. The pus from the abscess grew a toxic shock syndrome toxin 1-producing Staphylococcus aureus. This case illustrates the importance of an oral surgical review of patients presenting with features of toxic shock syndrome if the source of the infection is not immediately obvious.
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