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disease > infectious disease > septicemia > Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome
disease > hemopathy > coagulopathy > disseminated intravascular coagulopathy > Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome
... > disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > purpura > purpura fulminans > Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome
... > disease > cardiovascular disease > vascular disease > capillary vessel disease > purpura > purpura fulminans > Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome
disease > infectious disease > bacteriosis > meningococcal disease > Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome
disease > endocrinopathy > adrenal gland diseases > adrenal insufficiency > Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome

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Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome  

Definition

  • Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome (WFS) is defined as adrenal gland failure due to bleeding into the adrenal glands, commonly caused by severe bacterial infection. (Wikipedia)

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