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

1985; Oxford University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 711 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/pgmj.61.711.67

1469-0756

U Morrison, M. R. H. Taylor, Daniel G. Sheahan, C. Keane,

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Summary 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.