M1236: Adrenal gland
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-27T07:50:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-27T07:50:56Z | |
| dc.description | Clinical history : A male baby 14 weeks old was admitted into hospital as an emergency with severe nappy rash and widespread skin haemorrhages. | |
| dc.description | The child died in spite of resuscitation attempts. | |
| dc.description | Autopsy findings : 1. Neisseria meningitides septicaemia. | |
| dc.description | 2. Wide-spread pupura and ecchymoses in skin. | |
| dc.description | 3. Disseminated intravascular coagulation. | |
| dc.description | 4. Bilateral adrenal gland haemorrhages. | |
| dc.description | Diagnosis: Haemorrhage as a result of Neisseria meningitides septicaemia (Waterhous-Fredrichson syndrome) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/105610 | |
| dc.title | M1236: Adrenal gland |