International Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, ISSN 1927-1255 print, 1927-1263 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 10, Number 1, March 2021, pages 28-33

Transient Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome in a Child: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Extremely rapid numerical increase in skin lesions in the emergency room.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Ultrasonography of adrenal glands.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Skin lesions evolution in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Skin ulcer in lower limb.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. Hypertrophic skin scars after escharectomies and skin grafts.

Table

Table 1. Laboratory Follow-Up
 
Follow-up dateACTH, pg/mL (4.7 - 48.8)Cortisol, µg/dL (6.70 - 22.60)Glucose, mg/dL (65 - 120)Sodium, mEq/L (134 - 150)Potassium, mEq/L (3.6 - 5.5)
ACTH: adrenocorticotrophin.
2 months4.10.01861395.5
3 months9.90.30761364.6
4 months30.81.60781354.5
5 months36.84.40841294.6
6 months21.16.80841404.8
7 months11.49.90771364.6
8 months1012.30801405.2