A condition of HEMORRHAGE and NECROSIS of the ADRENAL GLAND. It is characterized by rapidly developing ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; HYPOTENSION; and widespread cutaneous PURPURA.
Also Known As:
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; Fulminant Meningococcal Sepsis with Adrenal Apoplexy; Meningococcal Hemorrhagic Adrenalitis; Purpura Fulminans (Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome)