Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

adrenal gland disease that is characterized by failure of the adrenal gland due to bleeding into the gland
MedicalCondition class_of_disease Q654425
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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

Summary

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a class of disease[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[3].
  • Rupert Waterhouse is named after Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome[4].
  • Carl Friderichsen is named after Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome[5].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a type of adrenal crisis[6].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a type of adrenal gland disease[7].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a type of disease[8].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's Commons category is recorded as Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome[9].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as bleeding[10].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as meningitis[11].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 036.3[12].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C85225[13].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's health specialty is recorded as endocrinology[14].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_9931[15].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:9931[16].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_100067[17].
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[18].

Why It Matters

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Identifiers.org. registry.identifiers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Comfyquiettree · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikiskripta article id 33140
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3471]]: 33140, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/78318079|Waterhouseův-Friderichsenův syndrom (#78318079)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2686|"
  2. 4d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of adrenal crisis, adrenal gland disease, disease
    Named after
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Medicine
    Health specialty endocrinology
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39732|batch #39732]]: rm redundant subclass"
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