A Severe Case of Reye's Syndrome with Multiorgan Dysfunction after Epstein-Barr Virus Infection.

Author: Bing-Nan LIU ¹ ; Ying QI ¹
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1. Virology Lab, the Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004 China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Epstein-Barr virus; Reye’s syndrome; multiorgan dysfunction
MeSH: Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications*; Fatal Outcome; Herpesvirus 4, Human/physiology*; Humans; Infant; Male; Multiple Organ Failure/complications*; Reye Syndrome/virology*
From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2019;34(4):297-299
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: A 20-month-old male infant with multiorgan dysfunction after Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection developed Reye's syndrome. He also suffered from acute liver failure, life-threatening cerebral edema, severe disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and myocardial involvement. EBV infection aggravated the progress of Reye's syndrome, leading to death despite full supportive and symptomatic therapy. This critical case suggested that pediatricians should pay attention to multiorgan involvement of severe EBV infection.