infection

Toxic shock syndrome

Toxic shock (TSS) is a condition caused by toxins. Symptoms may include fever, rash, skin peeling, and low blood pressure. There may also be symptoms related to the specific underlying such as mastitis, osteomyelitis, necrotising fasciitis, or .

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Fever, rash, skin peeling, low blood pressure

Causes — why it happens

·Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, others

How it's found

·Based on symptoms

Treatment

·, incision and drainage of any abscesses,

Complications

·Shock, kidney failure

Outlook

·Risk of death: ~50% (streptococcal), ~5% (staphylococcal)

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