Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome After Infection With Group A Streptococcus Petros C. Karakousis, MD, Kathleen R. Page, MD, Michael A. Varello, MT(ASCP), Paul J. Howlett, MD, Donald D. Stieritz, PhD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 76, Issue 11, Pages 1167-1170 (November 2001) DOI: 10.4065/76.11.1167 Copyright © 2001 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 High-power magnification of a section of the perilaryngeal abscess showing acute inflammation and presence of cocci in pairs and chains (arrows) (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification × 1000). Immunohistochemistry staining confirmed the presence of group A streptococci. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2001 76, 1167-1170DOI: (10.4065/76.11.1167) Copyright © 2001 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Low-power photomicrograph of a section of the adrenal gland showing extensive, scattered, dark hemorrhage (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification × 240). Both glands showed similar histology. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2001 76, 1167-1170DOI: (10.4065/76.11.1167) Copyright © 2001 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions