Fatal case of Reye's syndrome associated with H3N2 influenza virus infection and salicylate intake in a 12-year-old patient

L Ninove; L Daniel; J Gallou; P-A Cougard; A Charpentier; L Viard; B Roquelaure; V Paquis-Flucklinger; X de Lamballerie; C Zandotti; R N Charrel

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03196.x

Fatal case of Reye's syndrome associated with H3N2 influenza virus infection and salicylate intake in a 12-year-old patient

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Jan;17(1):95-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03196.x.

Authors

L Ninove¹, L Daniel, J Gallou, P-A Cougard, A Charpentier, L Viard, B Roquelaure, V Paquis-Flucklinger, X de Lamballerie, C Zandotti, R N Charrel

Affiliation

¹ Fédération de Microbiologie Clinique, AP-HM Timone, Marseille, France.

PMID: 20167009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03196.x

Abstract

We describe a fatal case of Reye's syndrome in a 12-year-old male patient during an influenza A (H3N2) infection for which he received salicylates. In the current situation of the novel A/H1N1 virus pandemic, we believe that it is of high importance to emphasize the risks associated with salicylate intake to avoid the reappearance of Reye's syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype*
Influenza, Human / complications*
Liver / pathology
Male
Reye Syndrome / chemically induced*
Reye Syndrome / complications*
Reye Syndrome / pathology
Salicylic Acid / adverse effects*

Substances

Salicylic Acid