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Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage causing acute adrenal insufficiency and complicating bacterial sepsis is also referred to as Waterhouse-Friderchson syndrome (WFS), particularly when associated with meningococcemia. However, WFS may occur during bacteremia and sepsis caused by other bacteria. We present a case of pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by WFS.
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