Question 1

what is reyes syndrome?

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A serious condition: Reye syndrome is a condition that causes liver and brain damage. The cause is not clear, but it usually occurs in children with chicken pox or the flu who receive Aspirin for fever. The symptoms include nausea and vomiting, with confusion, lethargy, disorientation, and agitation.Can lead to a state of coma and death. The best prevention is to not use Aspirin to reduce your child's fever.

Question 2

what are the treatments for reyes syndrome?

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Reye's syndrome: is fortunately a very rare disorder that requires hospital treatment. It is mostly supportive care with IV fluids, glucose, diuretics, antiseizure medicines, etc.  There is no cure.  It is just supporting the patient through the acute phase and hopefully to recovery.

Question 3

how do i know if my baby has reyes syndrome?

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He'd be dead or ICU: Reye's syndrome was mostly seen in the 1980's, with children having sudden liver failure. It was associated with the use of Aspirin during certain viral infections (flu and chickenpox). Most of these kids died, and all were very, very ill. If your child isn't critically, it is not reye's syndrome. For reasons we don't fully understand, reye's syndrome seems to have largely disappeared.

Question 4

how long after taking aspirin does reyes syndrome develop ?

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It is not: the aspirin alone but when a person has influenza and takes aspirin together.  It is usually several days into infection that the first symptoms develop.  You can avoid aspirin use during flu seasons.  This flu season is not in full swing yet but getting a flu shot can help avoid infection.

Question 5

i'm breastfeeding my 8 wk old and took 600mg aspirin per day 4 last 5 days. he's congested + sneezing occasionally. i am worried about reyes syndrome!

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Unlikely: Reye syndrome is a rare complication  to flu or chickenpox that is treated with aspirin or aspirin derived products. Less than 10% of maternal intake is transferred in the milk. Aspirin is considered a marginal but acceptable maternal drug during BF. Babies this age get congested/sneezy  from inhaled irritants like dust/fragrance.

Question 6

what causes reye's syndrome?

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Reye's syndrome: in children, which comes from giving aspirin to a child during a viral infection. Unfortunately, most over-the-counter (OTC) analgesic medications have not been specifically approved for children and frequently carry warnings against using these drugs in children under 16 years of age.

Question 7

so, two viruses that can cause reye's syndrome are influenza and vz virus? how many other viruses can lead to reye's?

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Hard to say : Vz and influenza virus are the  common viruses linked to reye syndrome but strains of adenovirus and the epstein barr virus (mono) have also been cited as triggers. There may be others but the decline in cases makes further research on the disease difficult.

Question 8

can applying salicylic acid topical cause reye syndrome in a sick/ill teen?

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Avoid using: Avoid using topical salicylic acid in teens with flu or chicken pox. There is a risk to develop Reye Syndrome a rare but serious condition involving the liver and brain.

Question 9

aspirin can cause reye syndrome when given to children; what age group does this mean?

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Roughly 4 to 10: Reye's syndrome is now rare since Aspirin was found to be the cause rather than the virus for which the Aspirin was given. I have seen it in an eighteen month child so the age is not in a definite range. There are still occaional rare cases of the syndrome where Aspirin was not given so the mechanism  is still unknown.

Question 10

can mefenamic acid cause reye syndrome?

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Probably not: Reye's syndrome is rare now because it was found to be due to Aspirin given to "bring down the fever" there are still occasional appearances of the disease unassociated with Aspirin but I have never seen a reference  to the substance in your question.

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