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标题：Is Reye’s syndrome still a valid diagnosis?
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作者：L du Toit-Prinsloo ; P Snyman ; G Saayman 等
期刊名称：South African Journal of Child Health
印刷版ISSN：1994-3032
电子版ISSN：1999-7671
出版年度：2014
卷号：8
期号：2
页码：75-77
语种：English
出版社：African Journals Online
摘要：Reye’s syndrome is characterised by acute non-inflammatory encephalopathy and fatty degeneration of the liver. The exact aetiology of the syndrome is unknown, but there is an association with viral infections and the use of aspirin. There has been a sharp decline in the incidence of Reye’s syndrome; the reasons for this are unclear, but may be due, in part, to the declining use of aspirin in children and to improvements in the diagnosis of underlying inborn errors of metabolism. The use of the term ‘Reye-like’ has been advocated among experts in the field. We report the case of a child with Reye-like syndrome complicated by pancreatitis.