title: Mastitis and toxic shock syndrome (tampon disease).
abstract: The present report draws attention to the toxic shock syndrome in combination with non-menstruation-associated disease. A patient with mastitis and TSS is described. The relevant literature is reviewed and discussed in relation to this patient. Physicians should be alert for TSS when a patient presents with non-understood shock and fever in the absence of positive blood cultures, even when there is no relation to menstruation or no history of previous use of tampons.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000150:complications*; D052576:Menstrual Hygiene Products; D008598:Menstruation; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*