Reye's syndrome

Reye's syndrome  (rz, rz)

n.

An acute encephalopathy characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, disorientation, and coma, occurring mainly in children and usually following a viral infection, such as chicken pox or influenza.

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[After Ralph Douglas Kenneth Reye (1912-1978), Australian pediatrician.]

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Reye's syndrome [raɪz reɪz]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a rare metabolic disease in children that can be fatal, involving damage to the brain, liver, and kidneys

[named after R. D. K. Reye (1912-78) Australian paediatrician]

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Reye's syndrome  (rz)

A rare, acute encephalopathy characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, disorientation, and coma, occurring mainly in children and usually following a viral infection, such as chickenpox or influenza.

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Noun

1.

Reye's syndrome - acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brain syndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease