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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome due to Neisseria meningitidis infection in a young adult with thrombotic microangiopathy and eculizumab treatment: case report and review of management

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Division of Nephrology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria

    Claudia Friedl, Gernot Schilcher, Alexander R. Rosenkranz & Kathrin Eller

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    Gerald Hackl, Gernot Schilcher & Philipp Eller

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Friedl, C., Hackl, G., Schilcher, G. et al. Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome due to Neisseria meningitidis infection in a young adult with thrombotic microangiopathy and eculizumab treatment: case report and review of management. Ann Hematol 96, 879–880 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-2951-8

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