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Recurrent menstrual toxic shock syndrome despite discontinuation of tampon use: Is menstrual toxic shock syndrome really caused by tampons?
Author(s) -
Dixit Shreya,
Fischer Gayle,
Wittekind Carola
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2012.00938.x
Subject(s) - toxic shock syndrome , medicine , discontinuation , shock (circulatory) , menstruation , clindamycin , gynecology , surgery , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , biology , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Menstrual toxic shock syndrome ( MTSS ) is a rare and potentially life‐threatening illness. We present a case of recurrent MTSS initially associated with tampon use that continued to recur when tampons were discontinued, which was successfully treated with rifampicin and clindamycin.