Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
wa·ter·hou·sefriderichsensyndrome
noun
1.
syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse
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