toxic shock-like syndrome

toxic shock-like syndrome

'Jim Henson's' disease An epidemic infection caused by a highly virulent, antibiotic-resistant strain of group A streptococcus, which begins as a mild skin infection or 'strep throat' and rapidly progresses to high fever, hypotension, focal vasodilatation and soft-tissue cellulitis of an intensity that may require amputation; most cases occur in Pts without predisposing factors. Cf Toxic shock syndrome.