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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1976;19(8):607-610. Published online August 31, 1976.

One Case of Reye’s Syndrome

J. I. Choen¹, K.Y. Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Medical School

Abstract

A case of Reye's syndrome in a 8-month old infant was presented. This baby was admitted because of coughing, fever, vomiting, and lethergy. Laboratory finding showed increased serunx S-GOT and S-GPT level with decrease blood sugar and CSF sugar levels. Liver biopsy revealed diffuse fatty metamorphosis of hepatocytes. A brief review of related literature was also presented.

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