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REYES SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH ADENOVIRUS TYPE 3 INFECTION
Author(s) -
Brown Jennifer M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb93732.x
Subject(s) - etiology , pathogenesis , tonsil , virology , adenovirus infection , medicine , biology , pathology , virus
A case of Reye's syndrome associated with disseminated infection with adenovirus type 3 is reported. The unusual finding of intranuclear inclusions in the pharyngeal tonsil is recorded. The aetiology and pathogenesis of the syndrome are briefly discussed.