中毒性休克综合征是一最近报告的急性发热病,其特征为低血压、呕吐、腹泻、弥漫性非渗出性粘膜炎、全身肌痛、头痛、多形性皮疹并有恢复期脱屑、多数器官衰竭。患者多为月经期妇女、应用月经棉垫者。阴道及子宫颈分泌物培养有金黄色葡萄球菌。认为本病的发生是由于阴道,子宫颈,或软组织金黄色葡萄球菌感染产生毒素所致。本文报告17例月经期妇女中毒性休克综合征各种临床及实验室表现。其症状发生于月经期后,每例皆主诉有发热(14例证明有发热, Toxic shock syndrome is a recently reported acute febrile disease characterized by hypotension, vomiting, diarrhea, diffuse non-exudative mucositis, generalized muscular dysfunction, headache, pleomorphic rash and recovery from desquamation, Most organ failure. Patients are mostly menstrual women, application of menstrual pad. Vaginal and cervical secretions cultured with Staphylococcus aureus. The occurrence of this disease is believed to be due to toxin production in the vagina, cervix, or soft tissue S. aureus. This article reports 17 cases of menstrual women with toxic shock syndrome in a variety of clinical and laboratory performance. The symptoms occurred in the menstrual period, each case is the chief complaint of fever (14 cases of proven fever,