Waterhouse-Friderichsenov sindrom
Waterhouse-Friderichsenov sindrom
syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse [sindrom, povezan z bakterijskim meningitisom; značilen je zaradi nenadnega povišanja telesne temperature, sprememb barve kože in pojavov pikec s krvavitvami v nadledvičnih žlezah ter kardiovaskularne odpovedi]