[A case of Reye's-like syndrome due to suspected Bordetella pertussis infection in an adult].
We report a rare case of Reye's-like syndrome associated with suspected pertussis infection. A 26-year-old woman admitted comatose and found in laboratory studies to have acute liver dysfunction, severe hypoglycemia and prolonged prothrombin time, was diagnosed with clinical Reye's-like syndrome due to aspirin use. Her child was probably infected with pertussis, which she contracted and which, in turn, triggered Reye's-like syndrome.
Ikeda
Kenichi
K
Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dentals.
Sonoda
Ken
K
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission