A Case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome Resulting from an Invasive Pneumococcal Infection in a Patient with a Hypoplastic Spleen

<div>Peripheral blood smear, CT, and blood culture. (a) Peripheral blood smear revealed Howell-Jolly bodies. (b) Contrast CT demonstrated a hypoplastic spleen and retrospective fat tissue stranding around the left adrenal gland. (c) A blood culture revealed streptococci with capsules.</div>

Case Reports in Critical Care

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Figure 1: A Case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome Resulting from an Invasive Pneumococcal Infection in a Patient with a Hypoplastic Spleen 