A 10-month-old infant on long-term aspirin therapy for Kawasaki disease develops sudden onset of high fever, chills, diarrhea, and irritability. A rapid swab in your office identifies influenza A, adding her to the long list of influenza patients you have seen this December. Over the next few days, she slowly improves and becomes afebrile. However, 5 days after your last encounter, you hear from the hospital that she has presented to the emergency center obtunded and posturing with evidence of liver dysfunction. Which of the following statements about her current condition is correct?
a) She is at risk for Reye syndrome due to aspirin use.
b) Influenza A is unlikely to cause hepatic dysfunction.
c) The prior use of aspirin has no relevance to her current condition.
d) Obtundation is a common sequelae of uncomplicated influenza A.