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The differential diagnosis for this condition includes acral peeling syndrome, which causes similar desquamation of the palms. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this condition first described in 1927, but only named in 1978. This condition is caused by production of a superantigen and is much more acute when associated with streptococcal infection.
ANSWER: toxic shock syndrome [or TSS; or toxic shock-like syndrome or TSLS]
[10e] Within two years of being named, toxic shock was found to be associated with particularly absorbent examples of these feminine hygiene products.
ANSWER: tampons [reject “menstrual pads” or “sanitary napkins”]
[10h] Though still associated with tampons, most cases of toxic shock arise from these injuries. Oxandrolone can reduce the hypermetabolic response associated with these injuries, whose crystalloid requirements are proportional to BSA.
ANSWER: burns [accept first-degree burns or second-degree burns or third-degree burns]
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