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The information regarding adrenal insufficiency is in conflict with several sources: It is sometimes said that the hemorrhage in Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome causes an acute adrenal insufficiency, but this is inaccurate, since blood cortisol levels are not decreased. The shock, purpura and intravascular clotting are probably the result of an endotoxin mediated immune reaction caused by sepsis.
It should be removed
This is speculative, probably wrong, and uncited. Also, regardless of the how the reaction is mediated, adrenal insufficiency caused by infection of adrenal glands, however the infection began, falls within Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome.
Ian 209.151.244.129 20:27, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
All cases of WFS are not preceded by meningococcal meningitis, so I removed this section detailing that condition's epidemiology:
Cheers, David Iberri ( talk) 00:01, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
This article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's
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Ideal sources for Wikipedia's health content are defined in the guideline
Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) and are typically
review articles. Here are links to possibly useful sources of information about WaterhouseâFriderichsen syndrome.
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The information regarding adrenal insufficiency is in conflict with several sources: It is sometimes said that the hemorrhage in Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome causes an acute adrenal insufficiency, but this is inaccurate, since blood cortisol levels are not decreased. The shock, purpura and intravascular clotting are probably the result of an endotoxin mediated immune reaction caused by sepsis.
It should be removed
This is speculative, probably wrong, and uncited. Also, regardless of the how the reaction is mediated, adrenal insufficiency caused by infection of adrenal glands, however the infection began, falls within Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome.
Ian 209.151.244.129 20:27, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
All cases of WFS are not preceded by meningococcal meningitis, so I removed this section detailing that condition's epidemiology:
Cheers, David Iberri ( talk) 00:01, 27 August 2008 (UTC)