Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (staphylococcal TSS) is an acute disease mediated by the production of superantigenic toxins, characterized by high fever, skin rash followed by skin peeling, hypotension, vomiting, diarrhea and potentially leading to multisystem organ failure and caused by a <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> bacterial infection. Disease data Classification Etiological subtype Synonyms Staphylococcal TSS Gronkowcowy TSS ORPHA code 99919 OMIM code - ICD10 code A48.3 ICD11 code 1C45.1 *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl