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streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome

Disease Summary
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Mondo Description Streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome (streptococcal TSS) is an acute disease mediated by the production of superantigenic toxins characterized by the sudden onset of fever and other febrile symptoms, pain, multisystem organ involvement and potentially leading to coma, shock and death due to a Streptococcus pyogenes infection.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0020544:  streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome
Orphanet:99918: 
SCTID:240451000: 
UMLS:C0343532: