Friderichsen-Waterhouse syndrome

Friderichsen-Waterhouse syndrome
Waterhouse-Friderichsen s.

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  • Friderichsen-Waterhouse syndrome — Frid·er·ich·sen Wa·ter·house syndrome (fridґrik sən wawґtər hous) [Carl Friderichsen, Danish pediatrician, 20th century; Rupert Waterhouse, British physician, 1873–1958] Waterhouse Friderichsen syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Friderichsen — Carl, Danish physician, *1886. See Waterhouse F. syndrome, F. Waterhouse syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Waterhouse — may refer to:;Surname: * Agnes Waterhouse (c.1503 1566), first woman executed for witchcraft in England. * Alfred Waterhouse (1830–1905), English architect. * Benjamin Waterhouse (1754 1846), American physician. * Bill Waterhouse, Australian… …   Wikipedia

  • Syndrome du choc toxique — CIM 10 : A48.3 Le syndrome du choc toxique (SCT) est une maladie infectieuse rare et aiguë, potentiellement létale, causée par une toxine bactérienne qui pénètre dans la circulation sanguine suite à une infection par un agent pathogène.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Waterhouse Friderichsen syndrome Caption = DiseasesDB = 29316 ICD10 = ICD10|A|39|1|a|30, ICD10|E|35|1|e|20 ICD9 = ICD9|036.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3009 MeshID = D014884 Waterhouse… …   Wikipedia

  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome — Wa·ter·house Frid·er·ich·sen syndrome wȯt ər .hau̇s frid (ə )rik sən n acute and severe meningococcemia with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands Waterhouse Rupert (1873 1958) British physician , and Friderichsen Carl (1886 1979) Danish physician …   Medical dictionary

  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome — ▪ pathology       a rare type of septicemia (blood poisoning) of rapid and severe onset, marked by fever, collapse and sometimes coma, hemorrhage from skin and mucous membranes, and severe bilateral hemorrhage of the adrenal cortical tissue. The… …   Universalium

  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome — noun syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse • Hypernyms: ↑syndrome * * * ˈwȯ]d.ə(r)ˌhau̇ˈsfrid(ə)riksən …   Useful english dictionary

  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome — acute haemorrhage in the adrenal glands with haemorrhage into the skin associated with the sudden onset of acute bacteraemic shock. It is usually caused by meningococcal septicaemia (see meningitis) [Waterhouse (1873–1958), British physician; C.… …   The new mediacal dictionary

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