Waterhouse friederichsen syndrome is caused by: (A) Neisseria gonorrheae, (B) Neisseria meningitidis, (C) Chlamydia trachomatis, (D) Lymphogranuloma venerum
Answer is B. Waterhouse friederichsen (WF) syndrome is fulminant meningococcemia characterized by shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, petechial rash and multisystem failure due to the lipo-oligosaccharide mediated damage of the vascular endothelium. it is caused by N.meningitidis