What Is Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome?

Fulminant meningococcal septicemia affects the adrenal glands, causes hemorrhagic necrosis of the adrenal cortex and acute adrenal failure, and can have obvious signs of shock and large skin ecchymosis, called Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome.

Wah-Freund syndrome

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Fulminant meningococcal septicemia affects the adrenal glands, causes hemorrhagic necrosis of the adrenal cortex and acute adrenal failure, and can have obvious signs of shock and large skin ecchymosis, called Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome.

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