A39.1†† Dagger (etiology)

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (E35.1*)

Dual coding (†/*)

This is a dagger (†) etiology code — pair it with the corresponding asterisk (*) manifestation code.

Paired codesE35.1*Disorders of adrenal glands in diseases classified elsewhere

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Coding guidance (WHO 2019)

Meningococcal haemorrhagic adrenalitis Meningococcic adrenal syndrome

Sibling codes

A39Meningococcal infection A39.0†Meningococcal meningitis (G01*)A39.2Acute meningococcaemia A39.3Chronic meningococcaemia A39.4Meningococcaemia, unspecified A39.5†Meningococcal heart disease A39.8Other meningococcal infections A39.9Meningococcal infection, unspecified