Chronological changes in strawberry tongue in toxic shock syndrome toxin-1-mediated Exanthematous Disease

Akihiko Shimizu; Yukako Ebara; Shigeru Nomura; Yoshiyuki Yamada

doi:10.1002/jgf2.376

Chronological changes in strawberry tongue in toxic shock syndrome toxin-1-mediated Exanthematous Disease

J Gen Fam Med. 2020 Sep 20;21(6):280-281. doi: 10.1002/jgf2.376. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Authors

Akihiko Shimizu¹, Yukako Ebara¹, Shigeru Nomura¹, Yoshiyuki Yamada¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Allergy Infectious Diseases and Immunology Gunma Children's Medical Center Shibukawa Japan.

Abstract

Strawberry tongue is a useful diagnostic feature in various diseases such as Kawasaki disease, TSS, scarlet fever, and group A streptococcal pharyngitis. In this article, we report chronological changes in strawberry tongue in TSST-1-mediated exanthematous disease.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; strawberry tongue; toxic shock syndrome toxin‐1–mediated exanthematous disease.