A potentially fatal syndrome affecting many organs like brain, liver and also causing low blood sugar. The disease causes fatty liver with minimal inflammation and cerebral edema. The disease largely affects children, rarely affecting adults.
Cause(s) : Associated with aspirin consumption by children with viral illness. But it is seen to occur in the absence of aspirin use.
Symptoms : Reye syndrome progresses through five stages.
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