Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
Definition
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome: A condition caused by overwhelming BACTERIAL INFECTIONS or SEPTICEMIA, leading to HEMORRHAGE and NECROSIS of the ADRENAL GLAND. It is characterized by rapidly developing ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; HYPOTENSION; and widespread cutaneous PURPURA. This syndrome may occur at any age but is more common in children.
Annotations
do not coord with NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS unless particularly discussed; if caused by other organism, coord IM with precoord organism/infection term
Other Entries
Fulminant Meningococcal Sepsis with Adrenal Apoplexy
Meningococcal Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis
Purpura Fulminans (Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome)
Meningococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
Waterhouse-Friederichsen Syndrome
Adrenalitides, Meningococcal Hemorrhagic
Adrenalitis, Meningococcal Hemorrhagic
Hemorrhagic Adrenalitides, Meningococcal
Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis, Meningococcal
Meningococcal Hemorrhagic Adrenalitides
Meningococcal Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome
Syndrome, Meningococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen
Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome
Waterhouse Friederichsen Syndrome
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome, Meningococcal
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Entry Date
01-01-1999
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
