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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1977;20(8):639-642. Published online August 31, 1977.

Two Cases of Reye's Syndrome.

Byung Koo Kang¹, Kyu Deok Shin¹, Mahn Kyoo Yang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Two cases of Reye's syndrome in an age of 14months and a 3 years female were observed. The laboratory findings revealed increased SGPT, SGOT and hypoglycemia, respectively. Clinical findings were also compatable with this syndrome. In one case, liver biopsy revealed fatty infiltration of the liver cells. A brief review of related literatures was presented.

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