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has gloss | (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 Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome |
has gloss | eng: Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (WFS) or hemorrhagic adrenalitis is a disease of the adrenal glands most commonly caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. The infection leads to massive hemorrhage into one or (usually) both adrenal glands. It is characterized by overwhelming bacterial infection meningococcemia, low blood pressure and shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with widespread purpura, and rapidly developing adrenocortical insufficiency. |
lexicalization | eng: Waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome |
subclass of | (noun) a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease syndrome |
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has gloss | deu: Das Waterhouse-Friderichsen-Syndrom, auch als Nebennierenapoplexie oder Suprarenale Apoplexie bezeichnet, ist ein akuter Ausfall der Nebennieren infolge massiver bakterieller Infektionen und eine Sonderform der Verbrauchskoagulopathie. |
lexicalization | deu: Waterhouse-Friderichsen-Syndrom |
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lexicalization | div: ވޯޓަރ ހައުސް ފްރިޑެރިކްސެން ސިންޑްރޯމް |
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has gloss | pol: Zespół Waterhouse'a-Friderichsena (Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, WFS) – zespół objawów spowodowanych masywnym, zazwyczaj obustronnym krwotokiem do nadnerczy w przebiegu posocznicy, najczęściej wywołanej przez Neisseria meningitidis. |
lexicalization | pol: Zespół Waterhouse'a-Friderichsena |
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has gloss | spa: Se conoce con el nombre de síndrome de Waterhouse-Friderichsen a la necrosis hemorrágica suprarrenal masiva, causada por meningococcemia meningocócica fulminante. |
lexicalization | spa: Sindrome de Waterhouse Friderichsen |
lexicalization | spa: Sindrome de Waterhouse-Friderichsen |
lexicalization | spa: Síndrome de Waterhouse Friderichsen |
lexicalization | spa: Síndrome de Waterhouse-Friderichsen |
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