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Waterhouse friederichsen syndrome is caused by

A
Neisseria gonorrheae
B
Neisseria meningitidis
C
Chlamydia trachomatis
D
Lymphogranuloma venerum
High-Yield Explanation
Waterhouse friederichsen (WF) syndrome is fulminant meningococcemia characterized by shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, petechial rash and multisystem failure due to the lipo-oligosaccharide mediated damage of the vascular endothelium. it is caused by N.meningitidis

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