Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b.
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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome without purpura due to Haemophilus influenzae group B.
A second recorded case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, without purpura, due to Haemophilus influenzae is described. It is suggested that the absence of purpura should not preclude the diagnosis of the Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome due to this organism.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.6198.1111