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February 1, 1981Annals of Internal Medicine

Toxic Shock Syndrome in Menstruating Women

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Population

8 adult women who became severely ill with an acute, toxic erythroderma during menses

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

6 to 42 months

Authors

RFRAY F. FISHERWichita Clinic

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Implication

Recognize staphylococcal toxic shock in menstruating women with shock and rash; case reports leave open incidence, causality, and prevention.

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Population
8 adult women who became severely ill with an acute, toxic erythroderma during menses

Describes a syndrome of toxic shock in menstruating women associated with Staphylococcus aureus infection.

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RAY F. FISHER (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a90e6589eff36e44092cd35https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-2-156
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