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Descriptor English:   Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome 
Descriptor Spanish:   síndrome de Waterhouse-Friderichsen 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Síndrome de Waterhouse-Friderichsen 
Synonyms English:   Adrenalitides, Meningococcal Hemorrhagic
Adrenalitis, Meningococcal Hemorrhagic
Fulminant Meningococcal Sepsis with Adrenal Apoplexy
Hemorrhagic Adrenalitides, Meningococcal
Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis, Meningococcal
Meningococcal Hemorrhagic Adrenalitides
Meningococcal Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis
Meningococcal Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome
Meningococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
Purpura Fulminans (Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome)
Syndrome, Meningococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen
Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome
Waterhouse Friederichsen Syndrome
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome, Meningococcal
Waterhouse-Friederichsen Syndrome  
Tree Number:   C01.252.200.500.550.800
C01.252.400.625.549.449.800
C10.228.228.180.500.750.500
C10.228.614.280.505.904
C15.378.100.802.843
C15.378.463.950
C19.053.500.740
C23.550.414.950.843
C23.888.885.687.843
Definition English:   A condition of HEMORRHAGE and NECROSIS of the ADRENAL GLAND. It is characterized by rapidly developing ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; HYPOTENSION; and widespread cutaneous PURPURA. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not coordinate with NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS unless particularly discussed; if caused by another organism, coordinate IM with precoordinated organism/infection term (IM)
History Note English:   1991, 1963-1983; use MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS 1984-1990 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
TM transmission UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   15286 
Unique Identifier:   D014884 

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