[Reye's syndrome in an adult. Review of pathogenic mechanisms].
Reye's syndrome is considered a disease of the pediatric age. It is characterized by a prodrome of viral illness followed by vomiting and encephalopathy with associated hepatic dysfunction. This syndrome is potentially life-threatening with high morbidity and mortality rates. There are 27 other cases of adult onset Reye's syndrome reported in the literature. We describe a 18-year-old woman who developed varicella and four days later started with vomiting, delirium and in the following day she became comatose. Laboratory tests of liver function and pathology of a liver biopsy proved the diagnosis. The patient survived. A review of the proposed pathogenic mechanisms are presented. Our patient represents case the number 28 in world literature and the first in the mexican literature.
Rangel-Guerra
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Servicio de Neurología, UANL, Monterrey N.L., México.
Martínez
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Marfil
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Bosques Padilla
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Cavazos
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
Síndrome de Reye en un adulto. Revisión de los mecanismos patogénicos.