title: Reye's or Reye's-like syndrome in western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A 15-year-old western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) died shortly after transfer to the North Carolina Zoo.
  
  
  METHODS
  Complete blood count, serum biochemical analysis, and necropsy were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Combination of compatible clinical signs, biochemical and histopathological findings fulfilled all of the CDC definition criteria of Reye's or a Reye's like syndrome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This report describes a case of Reye's syndrome or Reye's-like syndrome in a non-human primate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27606, USA. ljminter@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: Larry J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Minter
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cullen
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Loomis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018420:Ape Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006071:Gorilla gorilla; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*