Reye's syndrome (redirected from Reye 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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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