Macro- and Microvascular Parameters After Toxic Shock Syndrome

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Aug;37(8):e228-e230. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001821.

Abstract

Whether individuals who had toxic shock syndrome in childhood have differences in macro- and retinal microvascular parameters indicative of increased cardiovascular risk is unknown. We found no evidence of adverse macrovascular changes in 22 toxic shock syndrome participants compared with 60 control participants. Microvascular comparisons showed a reduction in retinal total fractal dimension, which has been associated with cardiovascular risk factors in children.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microvessels*
  • Retina / abnormalities*
  • Retina / diagnostic imaging
  • Risk Factors
  • Shock, Septic / complications*
  • Vascular Stiffness
  • Young Adult