Reye's syndrome - a relatively rare disease, but its causes and symptoms need to know all the parents in time to ask for help and to prevent the irreversible consequences for the child.
Reye's syndrome is rarely seen and is the result of viral infections, most often influenza and chickenpox. This is a very dangerous disease, which manifests itself mainly in children or adolescents, and having a high percentage of deaths since the disease affects all organs, especially the liver and brain.
Causes of Reye's syndrome
Uncontrollable vomiting in a child / istockphoto.com
The real causes of this symptom is not yet fully understood, but there is speculation that his cause certain viruses, as well as there is a version that this symptom appears several times more likely to have children who are prescribed aspirin or salicylates in the treatment of viral diseases. Therefore, to apply their own strictly prohibited.
Main symptoms Symptoms of Reye:
- persistent vomiting
- convulsions
- Loss of consciousness
- Irritability
- Mood swings
- Unstable emotional state
In case of these symptoms during the course of a viral disease or immediately after it, should seek immediate medical help!
Intended to diagnose the disease and its confirmation are performed biochemical studies using the blood test, thereby determining the content of salicylates in blood plasma. In addition, a biopsy is prescribed a body such as the liver, as well as performed a lumbar puncture.
How to treat Reye's syndrome
What is Reye's syndrome / istockphoto.com
As such, specific therapy in the treatment of the syndrome is not the main thing - it is an early diagnosis and Timely initiation of treatment, which consists in glucose infusion solution, as well as fresh frozen plasma. In addition to the patient intravenously administered mannitol for decreasing brain edema, and in that the therapy is aimed. Furthermore, doctors try to maximally prevent metabolic disorders organism since mortality in this disease is 50%.
Self-use of aspirin and its analogs to children and teenagers is strictly prohibited!
The prevention of the disease as well not exist. Should only exclude the self-administration of aspirin and its analogs to children and adolescents - only on doctor's prescription and under his strict control.
The general recommendations for the prevention of this syndrome are the same as for all other diseases:
- Maintain a healthy lifestyle
- Proper balanced nutrition
- hardening
- athletics
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