Volume 9, Number 3—March 2003
Dispatch
Early and Definitive Diagnosis of Toxic Shock Syndrome by Detection of Marked Expansion of T-Cell-Receptor Vβ2-Positive T Cells
Table
Laboratory data on admission of case-patients
Case-patient 1 Day 2 postpartum | Case-patient 2 Day 7 postpartum | |
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Laboratory findings (normal range) |
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Leukocytes (µL) (5,000–8,500) |
2,800 |
17,500 |
Platelets (x104/µL) (13–40) |
12.2 |
19.8 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) (0–0.4) |
46.4 |
22 |
Total protein (g/dL) (6.5–8.2) |
3.8 |
5.9 |
Albumin (g/dL (3.8–5.1) |
1.6 |
3 |
Aspartate aminotransgerase (IU/L) (0–35) |
30 |
51 |
Alanine aminotransgerase (IU/L) (0–35) |
10 |
53 |
Lactic dehydrogenase (IU/L) (200–450) |
712 |
698 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) (5–12) |
29.5 |
12.4 |
Creatine (mg/dL) (<0.8) |
2.58 |
0.72 |
Uric acid (mg/dL) (1.2–4.5) |
9.2 |
2.5 |
Natrium (mEq/L) (136–145) |
135 |
133 |
Potassium (mEq/L) (3.5–5) |
4.6 |
3.3 |
Chloride (mEq/L) (98–108) |
104 |
99 |
Creatine kinase (IU/L) (10–70) |
244 |
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Prothrombin time (sec) (12–14) |
11.7 |
13.7 |
Activated partial thrombospilastin time (sec) (24–36) |
36.7 |
43.2 |
Fibrinogen (mg/dL) (400–650) |
674 |
668 |
Antithrombin-III (%) (70–120) |
60 |
82 |
Fibrinogen degeneration product (µg/mL) (<10) |
8.8 |
11.7 |
D-dimer (µg/mL) (<0.2) |
5.22 |
3.93 |
Thrombin/antithrombin complex (ng/mL) (<3.0) |
40 |
20.4 |
Criteria for definite TSS (all criteria must be present) |
No |
Yes |
>38.9°C |
Yes |
Yes |
Rash with desquamation |
Yes |
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Hypotension <90mmHg |
Yes |
Yes |
Clinical or laboratory abnormalities (>3 organs) |
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Gastrointestinal |
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Hepatic |
Yes |
Yes |
Muscular |
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Mucous membrane |
Yes |
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Renal |
Yes |
Yes |
Cardiovascular |
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CNS |
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Criteria for probable TSS |
No |
Yes |
>3 criteria and desquamation or >5 criteria without desquamation |
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>38.9°C |
Yes |
Yes |
Rash |
Yes |
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Hypotension |
Yes |
Yes |
Myalgia |
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Vomiting and/or diarrhea |
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Mucous membrane inflammation |
Yes |
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Clinical or laboratory abnormalities |
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>2 organs |
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Gastrointestinal |
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Hepatic |
Yes |
Yes |
Muscular |
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Mucous membrane |
Yes |
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Renal |
Yes |
Yes |
Cardiovascular |
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Central nervous system |