| Gynecologic Clostridial Toxic Shock in Women of Reproductive Age. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21882086 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Clostridial toxic shock, caused by Clostridium sordellii or Clostridium perfringens, is a rare and largely fatal syndrome among reproductive-aged women with genital tract infection, and may occur following various pregnancy outcomes or without pregnancy. Clinicians should be aware of common clinical features of this very rapidly-progressing syndrome including abdominal pain, tachycardia, hypotension, third-space fluid accumulations, hemoconcentration, and marked leukemoid response, often with lack of fever. In this review, we summarize known cases through mid-2011 and information on clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and results of recent investigations regarding pathogenesis, including germination, toxins, and host response that may have important implications for development of preventive or therapeutic interventions. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Suzanne Zane; Jeannette Guarner |
Related Documents
:
|
9756286 - Update on treatment of varicocele: counselling as effective as occlusion of the vena sp... 1789706 - Prevalence and type of infertility in gabon. 9119356 - Alpha-interferon and pregnancy in a patient with cml. 9402296 - The impact of endometriosis in couples undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection beca... 7580026 - Factors related to early pregnancy recognition in the woman. 2113816 - Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-2 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Current infectious disease reports Volume: - ISSN: 1534-3146 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-9-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 100888983 Medline TA: Curr Infect Dis Rep Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop K-23, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA, saz3@cdc.gov. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Treatment duration of febrile urinary tract infections.
Next Document: Low-dose contrast protocol using the test bolus technique for 64-detector computed tomography corona...