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Ten cases of Reye syndrome are reported. Significant hypoglycemia was present in six cases, with hypoglycorrhachia in four. There was significant elevation of serum transaminases in nine cases. Histological examination of the liver revealed fatty degeneration in all of the cases biopsied. The prognosis was poor; nine children expired within 72 hours of hospitalization.
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Merchant, R.H., Bajaj, R.T., Shah, K.N. et al. Reye syndrome in Bombay. Indian J Pediatr 48, 581–583 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02821576
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