Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, light micrograph

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Light micrograph of a massive haemorrhage of the adrenal gland, affecting both the cortex and the medulla in a case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome. This syndrome is frequently caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, being considered the most severe form of meningococcal sepsis.

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