[Reye's syndrome: pathological study of 2 cases].

The authors report two personal cases of Reye's syndrome, one of which was studied by electron microscopy, and comment on the pathological characteristics of this disease. The hepatic lesions are most important and resemble fatty degeneration rather than simple steatosis. This notion is confirmed by data obtained by electron microscopy which revealed marked abnormalities of the cellular organites, in particular, mitochondria. The nervous involvement included mainly, oedema of the nerve sheath. These facts emphasize the importance of metabolic disturbances in the physiopathology of the disease.