Aspirin is contraindicated in children suffering from influenza or similar viral infection because of increased risk of: (A) Fanconi syndrome, (B) Thrombocytopenia, (C) Gastric bleeding, (D) Reye's syndrome
Answer is D. An association has been noted between salicylate therapy and 'Reye's syndrome', a rare form of hepatic encephalopathy seen in children having viral (varicella, influenza) infection. Ref:- kd tripathi; pg num:-197