Tribute to the centenary of Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome: a case report

The Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome was first reported by Rupert Waterhouse exactly 100 years ago on March 4th, 1911. It is an acute infectious disease that generally progress to a lethal outcome despite the adoption of all available resources of an intensive therapy unit. We describe an illustrati...

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Main Authors: Huei Hsin Shieh, Patrícia Freitas Góes, Albert Bousso, Fabiana Roberto Lima, Maria Cláudia Nogueira Zerbini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2011-03-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/36406