Waterhouse, Rupert (1873–1958), British physician, and Friderichsen, Carl (1886–1979), Danish physician. Waterhouse described in 1911 a syndrome of acute collapse associated with hemorrhages in the adrenal glands, usually observed in severe cases of meningitis caused by the meningococcus. Friderichsen published his own independent description of the syndrome in 1918.
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Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome
noun Wa·ter·house–Frid·er·ich·sen syndrome
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Medical Definition of WATERHOUSE-FRIDERICHSEN SYNDROME
: acute and severe meningococcemia with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands
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