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Kubo, Takuya
Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
Yumoto, Tetsuya
Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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Hagiya, Hideharu
Department of Infectious Diseases, Okayama University Hospital
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Iio, Koji
Microbiology Division, Clinical Laboratory, Okayama University Hospital
Naito, Hiromichi
Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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Nakao, Atsunori
Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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| Abstract | Background: Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but life-threatening complication occasionally reported after tattooing.
Case presentation: : A 29-year-old Japanese man was admitted to Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan, in early spring 2025, one week after receiving a tattoo on his right shoulder and upper arm in Osaka. He presented with fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, hypotension, and multi-organ failure. Despite a failure to isolate a causative pathogen, he met clinical criteria for TSS. Supportive care and broad-spectrum antibiotics led to full recovery. Conclusions: TSS can occur after tattooing, even in individuals without apparent immunodeficiency. Pathogenic organisms may be unidentifiable; however, clinical diagnosis should not be delayed, and early therapeutic interventions are essential to improve outcomes. |
| Keywords | Blood culture
Critically ill
Septic shock
Tattooing
Toxic shock syndrome
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| Published Date | 2025-10-01
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine
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| Volume | volume18
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| Issue | issue1
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| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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| Start Page | 185
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| ISSN | 1865-1380
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Journal Article
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English
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岡山大学
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| Copyright Holders | © The Author(s) 2025.
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| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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| Citation | Kubo, T., Yumoto, T., Hagiya, H. et al. Tattoo-associated toxic shock syndrome: a case report. Int J Emerg Med 18, 185 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00993-2
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