FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PLAYTEX SPORT REGULAR UNSCENTED TAMPONS

MDR report key: 4938155 · Received July 22, 2015

Report

Report Number
2515444-2015-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 22, 2015
Date of Event
April 3, 2015
Report Date
July 17, 2015
Manufacturer
PLAYTEX MANUFACTUING, INC.
Product Code
HEB
PMA / PMN Number
K132819
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6), EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY ENERGIZER PERSONAL CARE, LLC) REC'D A CALL FROM THE CONSUMER'S MOTHER REPORTING THAT ON (B)(6), HER DAUGHTER DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS OF FEVER, PALENESS, VOMITING AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE DAUGHTER WAS 2-3 DAYS INTO HER MENSES AND HER MOTHER WAS ADMINISTERING TYLENOL AND MOTRIN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, (B)(6), THE DAUGHTER FELT WORSE SO SHE WAS TAKEN TO TWO WALK-IN CLINICS WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED TO GO TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM. THE DAUGHTER WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR EVAL AND TREATMENT. THE MOTHER SAYS HER DAUGHTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A TOTAL OF SIX DAYS. SHE STATED THAT NO ADDITIONAL TREATMENT OR FOLLOW-UP CARE IS NEEDED, BUT HER DAUGHTER IS NOW DEPRESSED AND SUICIDAL AND IS TAKING MEDICATION FOR DEPRESSION. EDGEWELL HAS NOT REC'D MEDICAL RECORDS FOR THIS CASE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
475717 PLAYTEX SPORT REGULAR UNSCENTED TAMPONS MENSTRUAL TAMPON HEB PLAYTEX MANUFACTUING, INC. UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 17 YR Hospitalization