2025-11-272025-11-27http://hdl.handle.net/2263/105610Clinical history : A male baby 14 weeks old was admitted into hospital as an emergency with severe nappy rash and widespread skin haemorrhages.The child died in spite of resuscitation attempts.Autopsy findings : 1. Neisseria meningitides septicaemia.2. Wide-spread pupura and ecchymoses in skin.3. Disseminated intravascular coagulation.4. Bilateral adrenal gland haemorrhages.Diagnosis: Haemorrhage as a result of Neisseria meningitides septicaemia (Waterhous-Fredrichson syndrome)