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Can someone have endocarditis and toxic shock syndrome at the same time ?
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TSS / Endocarditis: Rare but can happen. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1547951/?page=1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803677/ Endocarditis occurs when bacteria infect a heart valve. Toxic shock is a systemic response to toxin released from bacteria /mostly Staph/Strep. bacteria which can also cause endocarditis. f/u/ w/ ER /doc.
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