toxic shock syndrome

Term ID

DOID:14115

Synonyms

• toxic shock
• TSS

Definition

A commensal bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection, has_material_basis_in Streptococcus pyogenes or has_material_basis_in Staphylococcus aureus, which produce toxins that are absorbed systemically and produce the systemic manifestations. The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom rash, has_symptom hypotension, has_symptom multiorgan failure, has_symptom desquamation, has_symptom vomiting, has_symptom diarrhea, has_symptom headache, and has_symptom nonfocal neurologic abnormalities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_shock_syndrome

References

• ICD10CM:A48.3
• ICD9CM:040.82
• MESH:D012772
• NCI:C35498
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:18504008
• UMLS_CUI:C0600327

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:14115 )