Influenza A virus and Reye's syndrome in adults.
We report fatal Reye's syndrome in two adults following proven influenza A viral infections. Reye's syndrome is, therefore, not confined to children but may also occur in adults. Many reported cases of postinfluenza A encephalopathy have clinical and pathological features of Reye's syndrome suggesting that they are not due to postinfectious perivenous demyelination.
D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology