Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is seen in:
High-Yield Explanation
Fulminant meningococcemia (purpura fulminans or Waterhouse – Friderichsen syndrome) is the most rapidly lethal form of septic shock experienced by humans.
It differs from most other form of septic shock by the prominence of hemorrhagic skin lesions (petechiae, purpura) and the consistent development of DIC.