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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, light micrograph
Light micrograph of a haemorrhage of the adrenal gland that affects mainly the deep area of the cortex 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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