Figure 1: Photographs of a 23-year-old woman with menstrual toxic shock syndrome.(A)
Three days after disease onset, a disseminated, light red rash appeared on both upper …

Menstrual toxic shock syndrome (MTSS) is a rare and potentially life‐threatening illness. We
present a case of recurrent MTSS initially associated with tampon use that continued to recur …

Although most health care practitioners know that TSS usually occurs in young,
menstruating women, few are aware that the frrst reported cases of the illness, later …

Page 1 TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME C0NSUUIN6 EDITOR I. Edward Alcamo Distinguished
Teachiny Professor of Microbiology, SUNY Farmuiydale Foreword by David Heymann …

We evaluated various clinical and laboratory manifestations of toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
in 17 menstruating females to define the spectrum of illness. Ten women had definite TSS …

Since late 1979 to early 1980, when toxic shock syndrome achieved notoriety, a substantial
body of data has demonstrated that vaginal Staphylococcus aureus infections, particularly …

TOXIC shock syndrome (TSS), a recently recognized, severe, multisystem disorder, has
occurred predominantly in menstruating women. We describe what we believe is the first …

A 15 year old girl presented twice with severe symptoms of multiorgan disease during a
period of 4 weeks resulting in intensive care necessary to control illness. According to case …

Preview Toxic shock syndrome gained great notoriety in the medical and lay literature in
1980 when the association of menses, tampons, and disease was recognized. Withdrawal of …

Background Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute toxin-mediated infectious syndrome
characterized by fever, hypotension, desquamation, and multiorgan involvement. It is a rare …