A case of Reye syndrome with rotavirus infection accompanied with high cytokines - 17/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.07.028
Hiroaki Ioi a, Hisashi Kawashima a, ⁎ 
, Shigeo Nishimata a, Yoshiaki Watanabe a, Gaku Yamanaka a, Yasuyo Kashiwagi a, Naoto Yamada a, Kazumitsu Tsuyuki a, Kouji Takekuma a, Akinori Hoshika a, Masayoshi Kage b
, Shigeo Nishimata a, Yoshiaki Watanabe a, Gaku Yamanaka a, Yasuyo Kashiwagi a, Naoto Yamada a, Kazumitsu Tsuyuki a, Kouji Takekuma a, Akinori Hoshika a, Masayoshi Kage b a Department of Paediatrics, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
b Department of Pathology, Kurume University Hospital and Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Corresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 3342 6111; fax: +81 3 3344 0643.Summary |
We report on a 23-month-old boy with a rare complication of rotavirus gastroenteritis. He was diagnosed as acute encephalopathy with DIC accompanied with high levels of cytokines. The liver pathology also revealed mild infiltration and fatty changes. He was suspected to be suffering from a cytokine storm followed by Reye syndrome.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Rotavirus, Encephalopathy, Cytokine, Reye syndrome, Hepatitis
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Vol 52 - N° 4
P. e124-e128 - avril 2006 Retour au numéro
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