Vaginal toxic shock reaction triggering desquamative inflammatory vaginitis

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-91

  Pereira, Nigel ^a   Edlind, Thomas D ^a   Schlievert, Patrick M ^b   Nyirjesy, Paul ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis; Toxic shock syndrome; Toxic shock syndrome toxinh; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN C; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DESQUAMATION; DESQUAMATIVE INFLAMMATORY VAGINITIS; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPAREUNIA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; NEUTROPHIL; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINAL BURNING SENSATION; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VAGINITIS; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVOVAGINITIS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENTEROTOXINS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 84871280587     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182656991     Document Type: Article

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