*A 4-Year-Old Child, Having Slipped into a Coma Due to the Extremely Rare Reye's Syndrome, Gets a New Lease on Life at Medicover... Doctors at Medicover Women & Child Hospitals Save a Life Using State-of-the-Art CRRT in the PICU—A First for Visakhapatnam...*

Visakhapatnam: Indian News Times:23May 2026: Doctors at Medicover Women & Child Hospitals, Visakhapatnam, successfully identified and saved the life of a 4-year-old child who was admitted in a critical condition—characterized by sudden loss of consciousness following a high fever, incoherent speech, severe confusion, and deteriorating brain function—by diagnosing the extremely rare Reye's Syndrome. As the child's condition remained critical, diagnostic tests revealed acute liver failure accompanied by dangerously elevated levels of ammonia in the blood. Consequently, this hyperammonemia caused the child to progress to Grade 3 Hepatic Encephalopathy, pushing her into a life-threatening state.

As the situation turned into an emergency, the child was immediately admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where treatment commenced under the leadership of Consultant Pediatrician & Neonatologist Dr. M. Sai Sunil Kishore, Dr. Vijay Krishna, and a specialized team of experts. Since the ammonia levels failed to subside despite standard medical treatment, the highly complex *Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy* (CRRT – CVVHDF) was administered. Through this state-of-the-art, life-saving intervention, dangerous toxins were removed from the bloodstream, thereby stabilizing the child's brain and physiological systems.  After receiving treatment involving several days of ventilatory, neurological, hepatic, and hemodynamic monitoring, the child gradually regained consciousness. Her subsequent full recovery and healthy discharge stand as a remarkable triumph in the medical field.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. M. Sai Sunil Kishore stated: “Although Reye's syndrome is extremely rare, it can rapidly progress to a life-threatening state. Timely diagnosis and the administration of advanced therapies—such as CRRT—were instrumental in saving the child's life. The collaborative efforts of our PICU team and the unwavering dedication of our nursing staff were the primary factors behind this success.”

This case serves as yet another testament to the fact that the advanced pediatric critical care facilities available at Medicover Women & Child Hospitals are capable of giving a new lease on life to children, even in the most critical of circumstances.

                   K.V.SHARMA EDITOR