Menstrual toxic shock syndrome

A 23-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with fever, headache, myalgia and frequent episodes of watery diarrhea since the previous day. Her temperature was 39.3°C, her heart rate was 132 beats/min and her blood pressure was 81/37 mm Hg. She had a decreased level of consciousness.

Recurrent menstrual toxic shock syndrome despite discontinuation of tampon use: Is menstrual toxic shock syndrome really caused by tampons? - Dixit - 2013 - Australasian Journal of Dermatology - Wiley Online Library

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Figure - Toxic Shock Syndrome in the United States: Surveillance Update, 1979–1996 - Volume 5, Number 6—December 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC

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Menstrual cups may pose greater risk of toxic shock syndrome than tampons, study claims, The Independent