Which is the most common complication of chicken pox in neonates?: (A) Pneumonia, (B) Encephalitis, (C) Reye's syndrome, (D) Hemorrhages
Answer is A. The most common complication of chicken pox in neonates, adults and the immunocompromised is pneumonia. But in children varicella pneumonia is an uncommon complication. Ref: Park 21st edition, Page 135