Fasciolopsidosis

What is Fasciolopsidosis? Fasciolopsidosis is a helminthiasis from the trematodoses group, which is characterized by mechanical tissue damage, intoxication with parasite metabolites, and a primary lesion of the gastrointestinal tract. Fasciolopsidosis is registered in China,

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Waterhouse-Frideriksen Syndrome

What is Waterhouse-Frideriksen Syndrome? Fulminant meningococcemia, or Waterhouse-Frideriksen syndrome, is a meningococcemia with symptoms of vasomotor collapse and shock. This is the most severe, prognostically extremely unfavorable form of meningococcal infection. In essence, it is

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