Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome without purpura due to Haemophilus influenzae group B

Postgrad Med J. 1985 Jan;61(711):67-8. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.61.711.67.

Abstract

A second recorded case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, without purpura, due to Haemophilus influenzae is described. It is suggested that the absence of purpura should not preclude the diagnosis of the Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome due to this organism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Haemophilus Infections / complications*
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Meningococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome / etiology*
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome / pathology