From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtoxic shock syndromeˌtoxic ˈshock ˌsyndrome noun [uncountable] MIa serious illness that causes a high temperature and is thought to be connected with the use of tampons
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toxic shock syndrome• Twenty four hours after admission toxic shock syndrome was finally diagnosed.• There are several candidates for the toxin that might cause toxic shock syndrome.• We report a fatal case of toxic shock syndrome in a 14 year old girl associated with minor day case dermatological surgery.• The symptoms of toxic shock syndrome include high fever, a rash, vomiting and low blood pressure.• If this is the case then the mystery which originally shrouded toxic shock syndrome has been solved.• Viscose rayon was linked to toxic shock syndrome in a 1994 study by two New York University researchers. 