Question

Following are the complication of chicken pox except

• A. Reye's syndrome
• B. Meningitis
• C. Pneumonia
• D. Enteritis

Answer 1

The correct option is D Enteritis

Bacterial skin infection is, the most common complication of chickenpox in children. The next most common complications in children affect the central nervous system and include a disorder of the cerebellar portion of the brain (cerebellar ataxia, dizziness, tremor and altered speech), encephalitis (inflammation of the brain with headaches, seizures, and decreased consciousness), damaged nerves (nerve palsies) and Reye's syndrome, a potentially fatal combination of liver and brain disease that can be associated with aspirin, dehydration, pneumonia, bleeding problems. Serious complications can occur in patients with AIDS, lupus, leukemia and cancer.