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Media file 1: Toxic shock syndrome commonly causes a red strawberry tongue.
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Media file 2: This woman with toxic shock syndrome developed a flat, red, sunburnlike rash. This rash causes the skin to peel 1-2 weeks after the illness.
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Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a toxin-mediated multisystem disease precipitated by infection with either Staphylococcus aureus or group A Streptococcus (GAS), also called Streptococcus pyogenes.
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