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The massive hemorrhage of one or both the adrenal glands can happen in

  1. mycoplasma pneumonia

  2. typhoid fever

  3. waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome

  4. gastroenteritis
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Explanation

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (WFS) or hemorrhagic adrenalitis is a disease of the adrenal glands most commonly caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. The infection leads to massive hemorrhage into one or (usually) both adrenal glands.

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