Reye syndrome
MONDO:0005942Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Reye syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An acute and potentially fatal metabolic disorder characterized by cerebral edema, fatty liver and hypoglycemia. It occurs primarily in children and has been associated with the use of aspirin for the treatment of viral infections. However, it can also occur in the absence of aspirin use.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005942), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: Reye syndrome
- Also called
- Reye's syndrome