Summary
A case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome presenting with purulent leptomeningitis causing sudden death is described.
The causative agent, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (Mima polymorpha), was determined by post-mortem microbiological examination.
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Verff. berichten über einen Fall von Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrom mit eitriger Leptomeningitis, das zu einem plotzlichen Tod führte. Die mikrobiologischen Untersuchungen führten zur Identifizierung eines Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (Mima polymorpha).
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Ferrara, S.D., Bertoloni, G. & Terribile, V. Sudden death due to Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome and purulent leptomeningitis caused by acinetobacter calcoaceticus (Mima polymorpha). Z Rechtsmed 80, 73–78 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02332351
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