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toxic shock syndrome

05/05/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Schoolgirl nearly killed by toxic shock syndrome after wearing a tampon for 10 hours

Molly Pawlett, a 14-year old schoolgirl, woke up one day feeling unwell. She thought she had simply come down with a common illness. When her mother noticed a red rash spreading over the teenager’s body, the 39-year old Sonia Pawlett asked Molly Pawlett to remove her tampon. She was then rushed to the emergency department […]

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