Possible toxic shock syndrome in an 18-year-old girl. A case report.
An 18-year-old girl with fulminating disease and severe shock consistent with toxic shock syndrome, which resulted in multiple organ failure and death, is described. This very serious condition, which has a mortality rate of 10-15%, is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013630:Tampons, Surgical