Adult Reye-like syndrome associated with serologic evidence of acute parvovirus B19 infection

Reye's syndrome is an infrequently diagnosed medical condition affecting mainly children. The etiology, epidemiology and natural history of Reye's syndrome have been cloudily written in footnotes of medical books and exotic papers since the initial description in early 1950s. We report here a case of adult Reye's syndrome associated with serologic evidence of parvovirus B19 infection.

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Main Authors: Costa,Paulo Sérgio Gonçalves da, Ribeiro,Geyza Machado, Vale,Thiago Cardoso, Casali,Thaís Gomes, Leite,Flávio José Barbosa
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 2011
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000500012
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Summary:Reye's syndrome is an infrequently diagnosed medical condition affecting mainly children. The etiology, epidemiology and natural history of Reye's syndrome have been cloudily written in footnotes of medical books and exotic papers since the initial description in early 1950s. We report here a case of adult Reye's syndrome associated with serologic evidence of parvovirus B19 infection.