Synonym(s)
Hepatoencephalopathy; Reye-Morgan-Baral syndrome
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Reye, Morgan and Baral, 1963
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Rare acute encephalopathy, mostly occurring in children and adolescents, with cerebral edema and fine-drop fatty degeneration of the liver.
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Occurrence/EpidemiologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Associated with varicella (15-40% of cases), influenza A and B, other febrile infections, especially when taking acetylsalicylic acid.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Unknown, discussed are circulating toxins.
Progression/forecastThis section has been translated automatically.
40% lethality.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Caksen H et al (2001) A fatal case of Reye syndrome after varicella and ingestion of aspirin. J Dermatol 28: 286-287
- Kurup RK, Kurup PA (2003) The isoprenoid pathway and the pathogenesis of Reye's syndrome. Pediatr Pathol Mol Med 22: 159-170
- Reye RDK, Morgan, D, Baral J (1963) Encephalopathy and fatty degeneration of the viscera: a disease entity in childhood. Lancet 2: 749-752
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