Toxic shock syndrome, caused by bacteria getting into the body and releasing harmful toxins, can be fatal.
. It is associated with tampon use in young women but can affect anyone at any age, including men and children.The symptoms of TSS include, a high temperature, flu-like symptoms, feeling and being sick, diarrhea, a widespread sunburn-like rash, lips, tongue and the whites of the eyes turning bright red, dizziness or fainting, difficulty breathing and confusion.These include using tampons, particularly if left in for longer than recommended or using"super-absorbent" tampons.
Other risk factors include the use of female barrier contraceptives, such as a contraceptive diaphragm or cap; cuts, burns, boils and insect bites; or a wound after surgery. Childbirth also increases the risk. Using nasal packing to treat a nosebleed and having a staphyloccal infection or streptoccal infection such as a throat infection, impetigo or cellulitis can also lead to TSS.
Krystina is currently recovering at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio and is expected to stay there for the next few weeks.
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