Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Etiology 3 Epidemiology 4 Notes 5 More General Terms 6 References

Introduction

• Hemorrhagic destruction of both adrenal glands due to sepsis.

Etiology

• sepsis due to Neisseria meningitidis (most common)

Epidemiology

• most frequent in children

Notes

• see adrenal hemorrhage &/or adrenal insufficency

More General Terms

• adrenal insufficiency
• adrenal hemorrhage

References

1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
2. Tritos NA eMedicine: Adrenal Hemorrhage [1]

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome