Reye's syndrome and cerebellar intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies.
A patient with Reye syndrome had intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies in Purkinje cells. Electron microscopical examination demonstrated the inclusions to contain internal particles, but these were not identifiable as known virions. Results of viral studies were normal.
D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*