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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(7):505-509. Published online July 31, 1974.

Two Cases of Reye’s Syndrome

K.C. Kim¹, S.Y Hwang¹, B.H Lee¹, C.M Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Han Yang University Hospital
²Department of Pathology, Han Yang University Hospital

Abstract

Authors observed two cases of Reye’s Syndrome. Case 1, 15 month old female had high fever and diarrhea at onset and 2 days later followed by coma. Another case, 13 year old male, had grippe like symptoms and 3 days later showed convulsion and coma. Clinical finding, increased serum transaminase level and blood ammonia level were compatible with this syndrome and liver biopsy showed fatty infiltration of liver. Brief review of related literatures were presented

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