Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
MONDO:0006015Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006015), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- MeningitisMondoHP:0001287
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
- Also called
- meningococcal hemorrhagic adrenalitisWFS