Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome |
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| Meningococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome; Waterhouse-Friederichsen Syndrome; Adrenalitides, Meningococcal Hemorrhagic; Adrenalitis, Meningococcal Hemorrhagic; Hemorrhagic Adrenalitides, Meningococcal; Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis, Meningococcal | |
| A condition caused by overwhelming BACTERIAL INFECTIONS or SEPTICEMIA, leading to HEMORRHAGE and NECROSIS of the ADRENAL GLAND. It is characterized by rapidly developing ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; HYPOTENSION; and widespread cutaneous PURPURA. This syndrome may occur at any age but is more common in children. | |