Chinese Medical Sciences Journal ›› 2019, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 297-299.doi: 10.24920/003536

• Case Report • Previous Articles    

A Severe Case of Reye’s Syndrome with Multiorgan Dysfunction after Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

Liu Bingnan, Qi Ying()   

  1. Virology Lab, the Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004 China
  • Received:2018-11-12 Accepted:2019-04-15 Published:2019-12-31 Online:2019-12-06
  • Contact: Qi Ying E-mail:qiyingying163@163.com

A 20-month-old male infant with multiorgan dysfunction after Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection developed Reye’s syndrome. He also suffered from acute liver failure, life-threatening cerebral edema, severe disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and myocardial involvement. EBV infection aggravated the progress of Reye’s syndrome, leading to death despite full supportive and symptomatic therapy. This critical case suggested that pediatricians should pay attention to multiorgan involvement of severe EBV infection.

Key words: Epstein-Barr virus, Reye’s syndrome;, multiorgan dysfunction

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