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Friderichsen-Waterhouse syndrome — Waterhouse Friderichsen s … 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
