title: Fatal pneumococcal Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome in a vaccinated adult with congenital asplenia.
authors.affiliation: A.M. Rywlin Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA. cvincent@msmc.com
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vincentelli
authors.forename: Enrique G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: Morton J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014884:Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines