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Reye syndrome

MedGen UID:
19772
Concept ID:
C0035400
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Fatty Liver with Encephalopathy; Reye's Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Reye syndrome (74351001); Reye's syndrome (74351001); Reye's encephalopathy (74351001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005942
Orphanet: ORPHA3096

Definition

A rare, systemic disease characterized by persistent vomiting with confusion, lethargy, disorientation, hyperreflexia, hyperventilation, and tachycardia, with rapid progression to seizures, non-inflammatory encephalopathy, coma and death. It typically develops between 12 hours and 3 weeks after recovery from a viral illness, such as upper respiratory tract infection or gastroenteritis. Hepatomegaly, acute hepatic steatosis, fatty liver degeneration and multiple laboratory abnormalities are associated. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVReye syndrome
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Esposito S, Rahamat-Langendoen J, Ascolese B, Senatore L, Castellazzi L, Niesters HG
J Clin Virol 2014 Jun;60(2):84-9. Epub 2014 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.03.003. PMID: 24690382
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J Gen Intern Med 2012 Dec;27(12):1697-703. Epub 2012 Jun 13 doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2098-1. PMID: 22692632Free PMC Article
Schrör K
Paediatr Drugs 2007;9(3):195-204. doi: 10.2165/00148581-200709030-00008. PMID: 17523700
Cox NJ, Subbarao K
Lancet 1999 Oct 9;354(9186):1277-82. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01241-6. PMID: 10520648
Hurwitz ES
Epidemiol Rev 1989;11:249-53. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036043. PMID: 2680560

Diagnosis

Esposito S, Rahamat-Langendoen J, Ascolese B, Senatore L, Castellazzi L, Niesters HG
J Clin Virol 2014 Jun;60(2):84-9. Epub 2014 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.03.003. PMID: 24690382
DeBoer S, Seaver M
J Emerg Nurs 2013 Jul;39(4):e51-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2012.07.009. PMID: 23829993
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Cell Biochem Funct 2008 Oct;26(7):741-6. doi: 10.1002/cbf.1465. PMID: 18711704
Kamienski MC
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Larsen SU
Med Sci Law 1997 Jul;37(3):235-41. doi: 10.1177/002580249703700308. PMID: 9264230

Therapy

Pugliese A, Beltramo T, Torre D
Cell Biochem Funct 2008 Oct;26(7):741-6. doi: 10.1002/cbf.1465. PMID: 18711704
Schrör K
Paediatr Drugs 2007;9(3):195-204. doi: 10.2165/00148581-200709030-00008. PMID: 17523700
Glasgow JF, Middleton B
Arch Dis Child 2001 Nov;85(5):351-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.85.5.351. PMID: 11668090Free PMC Article
Cox NJ, Subbarao K
Lancet 1999 Oct 9;354(9186):1277-82. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01241-6. PMID: 10520648
De Vivo DC
Neurol Clin 1985 Feb;3(1):95-115. doi: 10.1016/S0733-8619(18)31058-2. PMID: 3887130Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Ferretti S, Gatto A, Curatola A, Pansini V, Graglia B, Chiaretti A
Acta Biomed 2021 Apr 30;92(S1):e2021110. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS1.10205. PMID: 33944820Free PMC Article
Bennett CL, Starko KM, Thomsen HS, Cowper S, Sartor O, Macdougall IC, Qureshi ZP, Bookstaver PB, Miller AD, Norris LB, Xirasagar S, Trenery A, Lopez I, Kahn A, Murday A, Luminari S, Cournoyer D, Locatelli F, Ray P, Mattison DR
J Gen Intern Med 2012 Dec;27(12):1697-703. Epub 2012 Jun 13 doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2098-1. PMID: 22692632Free PMC Article
Sugaya N
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 2002 Apr;13(2):79-84. doi: 10.1053/spid.2002.122993. PMID: 12122956
Glasgow JF, Middleton B
Arch Dis Child 2001 Nov;85(5):351-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.85.5.351. PMID: 11668090Free PMC Article
Crocker JF
Semin Liver Dis 1982 Nov;2(4):340-52. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1040720. PMID: 6763346

Clinical prediction guides

Butterworth RF
Neurochem Int 2002 Aug-Sep;41(2-3):81-5. doi: 10.1016/s0197-0186(02)00027-x. PMID: 12020607
Prandota J
Am J Ther 2002 Mar-Apr;9(2):149-56. doi: 10.1097/00045391-200203000-00009. PMID: 11897929
Adam D, Stankov G
Eur J Pediatr 1994 Jun;153(6):394-402. doi: 10.1007/BF01983400. PMID: 8088292
Hurwitz ES
Epidemiol Rev 1989;11:249-53. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036043. PMID: 2680560
Knight V
Dis Mon 1976 Aug;22(11):1-48. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(76)80009-0. PMID: 1048031

Recent systematic reviews

van Rijt WJ, Koolhaas GD, Bekhof J, Heiner Fokkema MR, de Koning TJ, Visser G, Schielen PC, van Spronsen FJ, Derks TG
Neonatology 2016;109(4):297-302. Epub 2016 Feb 24 doi: 10.1159/000443874. PMID: 26907928

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