Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

MONDO:0006015

A serious disorder characterized by massive adrenal gland hemorrhage secondary to a bacterial infection, most often Neisseria meningitidis infection. It is manifested with decreased blood pressure, shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and adrenocortical insufficiency.

Also known as: WFS, meningococcal hemorrhagic adrenalitis, Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome, fatal pneumococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

2 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome itself.

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↑ Syndromic disease (7158) ↑ Acute adrenal insufficiency (0)

Including sub-types (2) Tagged with Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (0)

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