Breast abscess in a competitive high school swimmer: a case of toxic shock syndrome.

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a severe, acute, toxin-mediated disease process characterized by fever, diffuse erythroderma, hypotension, multisystem organ dysfunction and desquamation of skin. TSS represents the most severe form of disease caused by exotoxin-producing strains of and . Menstrual and non-menstrual TSS become significant causes of morbidity and mortality.

A comparison of head injuries in male and female lacrosse participants seen in US emergency departments from 2005 to 2016.

Introduction: In the United States there has been a large increase in participation in lacrosse for both males and females. The purpose of this study was to analyze the number of head injuries, injury rates (calculated using the reported number of participants) and types of head injuries that are seen in emergency departments in the United States.

Methods: We compared injuries between male and female lacrosse participants.