Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Waterhouse Friedrichsen syndrome-Severe adrenal insufficiency is a rare but life-threatening condition secondary to bilateral adrenal haemorrhages. In many cases, it is caused by fulminant meningococcaemia, but there are numerous other aetiologies, it can also be caused by use of medications that promote blood clotting, reduce platelet count, primary antiphospholipid syndrome, renal vein thrombosis or steroid use and has been associated with splenectomy as well. ...