more on history of Reye's Syndrome

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Dear Laura and Andrea Beth,

 

Also, FYI, on Wikipedia I found the following:

 

" History

The syndrome is named after Dr R. Douglas Reye, who, along with fellow

Australians Dr. Graeme Morgan and Dr. Jim Baral, published the first study of

the syndrome in 1963 in the British medical journal called The Lancet.[4] In

retrospect, the occurrence of the syndrome may have first been reported in 1929.

Also in 1963, Dr. George Johnson and colleagues published an investigation of an

outbreak of influenza B that described 16 children who developed neurological

problems, four of whom had a remarkably similar profile to Reye’s syndrome. Some

investigators refer to this disorder as Reye-Johnson syndrome, although it is

more commonly called Reye's syndrome. During the late 1970s and early 1980s,

studies in Ohio, Michigan and Arizona[2] pointed to the use of aspirin during an

upper respiratory tract or chicken pox infection as a possible trigger of the

syndrome. Beginning in 1980, the CDC cautioned physicians and parents about the

association between Reye’s syndrome and the

use of salicylates in children and teenagers with chickenpox or virus-like

illnesses. In 1982 the US Surgeon General issued an advisory and in 1986 the

Food and Drug Administration required a Reye’s syndrome-related warning label

for all aspirin-containing medications. "

 

YLF

 

< wrote:

Hi Laura,

 

My mom was diagnosed with Reyes Syndrome in the early 70's, so there is

apparently earlier knowledge of this phenomenon than 1980. She had it for

several years before being diagnosed. I can't say for sure, but I don't believe

she has used aspirin very much. I'd be interested to hear if there is any

commonality in patients with Reyes Syndrome, according to TCM diagnostic

principles.

 

Congratulations on resolving the pneumonia in your patient. Why were daily

milkshakes recommended, and who did that?

 

 

 

Laura Cooley <lauramon wrote:The only time I have pressured any

patient to not do what their doctor said was an HIV patient with pneumonia and

allergic to antibiotics, who

was told to eat milkshakes daily. I told him not to drink milkshakes

(and gave him herbs, resolving the 2 month long case of pneumonia in

about 4-5 days).

 

Reyes syndrome, as I understand it now ( and tell me if you think

there is reason to suspect this), is a sequelae of a previous viral

infection, first acknowledged around 1980. It is linked to aspirin,

but not all Reyes involves aspirin as a factor, technically placing

it in the not " caused " by aspirin, only linked. Also, people were

using aspirin for a very long time, and Reye's syndrome is a new

phenomena. If you can find evidence of it existing before 1980's, I

would be interested. So one could be curious as to why it appeared at

a certain time, linked to a medication in extremely common use for

decades.

 

 

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