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A case of acute suprarenal hemorrhage

the waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome

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A case of acute bilateral suprarenal hemorrhage is reported. The etiology of the condition is discussed, and the question of avitaminosis as a cause is also considered.

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Gollick, W.A. A case of acute suprarenal hemorrhage. Psych Quar 16, 530–540 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01573915

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