A 33 year old woman in New Jersy presented with a 1 day history of fever and chills. On examination, she was febrile with a blood pressure of 70/40 mmHg. Over several hours, a widespread erythrodermic rash developed. The female collapses. Fuher questioning revealed that the patient had removed a tampon sholy before presentation, as she had just ceased menstruating.
Toxic shock syndrome
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
E coli sepsis
Fungal infection
Toxic shock syndrome