A serious disorder characterized by massive adrenal gland hemorrhage secondary to a bacterial infection, most often Neisseria meningitidis infection. It is manifested with decreased blood pressure, shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and adrenocortical insufficiency. The disease is MONDO_0006015 (Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome). Also known as: WFS, meningococcal hemorrhagic adrenalitis.