WATERHOUSE-FRIDERICHSEN SYNDROME IN AN ADULT PATIENT WITH MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is one of the fatal complications of meningococcal infection. Here we report a fatal case of this syndrome due to Neisseria meningitidis in a 29-year-old male patient who was admitted with high-grade fever and chills and vomiting since 7 days, a skin rash over the ab...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Medknow Publications
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132917/ |