Reye'ssyndrome

Reye's syndrome (rīz, rāz) 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.

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

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