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What (who) is Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome - definition

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASE THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY FAILURE OF THE ADRENAL GLAND DUE TO BLEEDING INTO THE GLAND
Waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome; Friderichsen-Waterhouse syndrome; Hemorrhagic adrenalitis; Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

WaterhouseFriderichsen syndrome         
WaterhouseFriderichsen syndrome (WFS) is defined as adrenal gland failure due to bleeding into the adrenal glands, commonly caused by severe bacterial infection. Typically, it is caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
James Waterhouse         
  • James Waterhouse - Stonehenge, Trilithon (On the left of altar stone), Yale Center for British Art
PHOTOGRAPHER (1842-1922)
Waterhouse, James; James Waterhouse (photographer)
James Waterhouse (1842–1922) was a British photographer and Indian Army officer who headed the Photographic Department of the Survey of India and pioneered the development of photomechanical printing.
Imogen Waterhouse         
BRITISH MODEL AND ACTRESS
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Imogen Hope Waterhouse (born 9 June 1994) is an English actress and model. She starred in the 2018 horror film Braid, and starred also in the American fantasy television series The Outpost for three seasons from 2018 to 2021.

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Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome

Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome (WFS) is defined as adrenal gland failure due to bleeding into the adrenal glands, commonly caused by severe bacterial infection. Typically, it is caused by Neisseria meningitidis.

The bacterial infection leads to massive bleeding into one or (usually) both adrenal glands. It is characterized by overwhelming bacterial infection meningococcemia leading to massive blood invasion, organ failure, coma, low blood pressure and shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with widespread purpura, rapidly developing adrenocortical insufficiency and death.

Examples of use of Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
1. He suffers from the rare Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome, a form of meningitis that is extremely rare.