A confirmed case of toxic shock syndrome associated with the use of a menstrual cup

Menstrual cups have been reported to be an acceptable substitute for tampons. These flexible cups have also been reported to provide a sustainable solution to menstrual management, with modest cost savings and no significant health risk. The present article documents the first case of toxic shock sy...

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Autores principales: Mitchell, Michael A, Bisch, Steve, Arntfield, Shannon, Hosseini-Moghaddam, Seyed M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pulsus Group Inc 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26361491
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description Menstrual cups have been reported to be an acceptable substitute for tampons. These flexible cups have also been reported to provide a sustainable solution to menstrual management, with modest cost savings and no significant health risk. The present article documents the first case of toxic shock syndrome associated with the use of a menstrual cup in a woman 37 years of age, using a menstrual cup for the first time. Toxic shock syndrome and the literature on menstrual cups is reviewed and a possible mechanism for the development of toxic shock syndrome in the patient is described.
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spelling pubmed-45561842015-09-10 A confirmed case of toxic shock syndrome associated with the use of a menstrual cup Mitchell, Michael A Bisch, Steve Arntfield, Shannon Hosseini-Moghaddam, Seyed M Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol Case Report Menstrual cups have been reported to be an acceptable substitute for tampons. These flexible cups have also been reported to provide a sustainable solution to menstrual management, with modest cost savings and no significant health risk. The present article documents the first case of toxic shock syndrome associated with the use of a menstrual cup in a woman 37 years of age, using a menstrual cup for the first time. Toxic shock syndrome and the literature on menstrual cups is reviewed and a possible mechanism for the development of toxic shock syndrome in the patient is described. Pulsus Group Inc 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4556184/ /pubmed/26361491 Text en Copyright© 2015 Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved This open-access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC BY-NC) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits reuse, distribution and reproduction of the article, provided that the original work is properly cited and the reuse is restricted to noncommercial purposes. For commercial reuse, contact support@pulsus.com
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26361491
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