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Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome

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Introduction
- Cause of acute adrenocortical insufficiency
- Typically follows Neisseria meningitidis septicemia
  - infection causes endotoxic shock and DIC
  - leads to consequent bilateral adrenal hemorrhage and infarction

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