Difference between revisions of "Adrenal gland"

*Classically thought to be only due to ''Neisseria meningitidis''; however, more recently also associated with ''Staphylococcus aureus'',<ref name=pmid16177250>{{cite journal |author=Adem PV, Montgomery CP, Husain AN, ''et al.'' |title=Staphylococcus aureus sepsis and the Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome in children |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=353 |issue=12 |pages=1245–51 |year=2005 |month=September |pmid=16177250 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa044194 |url=}}</ref> and ''Group A streptococcus''.<ref name=pmid14747454>{{cite journal |author=Hamilton D, Harris MD, Foweraker J, Gresham GA |title=Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome as a result of non-meningococcal infection |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=208–9 |year=2004 |month=February |pmid=14747454 |pmc=1770213 |doi= |url=}}</ref>