[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.
Servicio de Neurología, UANL, Monterrey N.L., México.
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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.