Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome [Waterhouseův-Friderichsenův syndrom]
- Terms
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purpura fulminans (Waterhouseův-Friderichsenův syndrom)
Waterhouseův-Friderichsenův syndrom při meningokokové sepsi
Waterhousův-Friderichsenův syndrom
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Fulminant Meningococcal Sepsis with Adrenal Apoplexy
Meningococcal Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis
Meningococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
Purpura Fulminans (Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome)
Waterhouse-Friederichsen Syndrome
A condition of HEMORRHAGE and NECROSIS of the ADRENAL GLAND. It is characterized by rapidly developing ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; HYPOTENSION; and widespread cutaneous PURPURA.
- Annotation
- do not coordinate with NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS unless particularly discussed; if caused by another organism, coordinate IM with precoordinated organism/infection term (IM)
- DUI
- D014884 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0022902
- History note
- 1991, 1963-1983; use MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS 1984-1990
- Public note
- 1991, 1963-1983; see MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS 1984-1990, see WATERHOUSE-FRIDERICHSEN SYNDROME 1963-1983
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications 1
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 6
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 1
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 1
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 3
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology 1
- MO
- mortality 1
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 2
- PP
- physiopathology
- PC
- prevention & control 1
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 1
- TM
- transmission
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
Fatal pneumococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome Disease MeSH Browser