Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome

Preferred Label : Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome;

NCIt definition : A serious disorder characterized by massive adrenal gland hemorrhage secondary to a bacterial infection, most often Neisseria meningitidis infection. It is manifested with decreased blood pressure, shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and adrenocortical insufficiency.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: Catastrophic adrenal insufficiency and acute cardiovascular collapse due to adrenal gland hemorrhage secondary to a bacterial infection, most often Neisseria meningitidis.;

Details

Origin ID

C85225;

UMLS CUI

C0043068;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Acute adrenal insufficiency with meningococcemia (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Friderichsen-Waterhouse syndrome [MedDRA LLT]
- Waterhouse Friederichsen syndrome [Disease (Nov.)]
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [DO Concept]
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [MeSH concept]
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [ORDO Disease]
- Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome [PASCAL descriptor]
- waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome [MeSH Descriptor]
- waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome, nos [SNOMED Notion]
DO Cross reference
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [DO Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [DO Concept]
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome [MeSH concept]
- waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome [MeSH Descriptor]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Endocrinology Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Rare Lesion [NCIt concept]

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