괴질증세가 나타난 어린이들은 고온과 저혈압, 발진, 호흡곤란 등을 동반하는 독성쇼크증후군과 비슷한 특징을 나타냈다.
Children with an unidentified epidemic showed similar characteristics to toxic shock syndrome, which is accompanied by high temperature, hypotension, rash, and dyspnea.