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Descriptor
English
:
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Waterhouse-Friderichsen
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Waterhouse-Friderichsen
Synonyms
English
:
Fulminant Meningococcal Sepsis with Adrenal Apoplexy
Meningococcal Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis
Purpura Fulminans (Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome)
Tree Number:
C01.252.200.500.550.800
C01.252.400.625.549.449.800
C10.228.228.180.500.750.500
C10.228.228.507.280.505.904
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
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
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
15286
Unique Identifier:
D014884
Occurrence in VHL
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