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Medicina crítica (Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Crítica)
Print version ISSN 2448-8909
Abstract
CARPIO ORANTES, Luis Del and GARCIA LECHUGA, Maricela. Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome by Staphylococcus haemolyticus. Med. crít. (Col. Mex. Med. Crít.) [online]. 2019, vol.33, n.2, pp.104-107. Epub Feb 15, 2021. ISSN 2448-8909.
We present the case of a patient affected by a Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome presenting multiple organ failure and data in relation to acute adrenal insufficiency, which was fulminant and was concluded secondary to Staphylococcus haemolyticus.
Keywords : Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome; shock; adrenal insufficiency; Staphylococcus haemolyticus.