Toxic shock syndrome as the AIDS-defining diagnosis

S Finkelstein; R H Hyland

doi:10.1378/chest.104.3.950

Toxic shock syndrome as the AIDS-defining diagnosis

Chest. 1993 Sep;104(3):950-1. doi: 10.1378/chest.104.3.950.

Authors

S Finkelstein¹, R H Hyland

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada.

PMID: 8365318
DOI: 10.1378/chest.104.3.950

Abstract

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) has been infrequently reported as a complication of AIDS. We present the case of a 24-year-old man, previously unknown to be positive for the human immunodeficiency virus, presenting in septic shock. The literature on TSS in AIDS is reviewed and the association between the two diseases is presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / diagnosis*
Adult
Humans
Male
Shock, Septic / complications*