Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Page 308 , August 2009

Infant Male With Blood-Colored Stools

  • Martina Mookadam, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
    • ,
  • Anita Eisenhart, DO

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Emergency Department, Arizona Children's Center at Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

References 

  1. Lancaster J, Sylvia LM, Schainker E. Nonbloody, red stools from coadministration of cefdinir and iron-supplemented infant formulas. Pharmacotherapy. 2008;28:678–681
  2. Bowlware KL, McCracken GH, Lozano-Hernandez J, et al. Cefdinir pharmacokinetics and tolerability in children receiving 25 mg/kg once daily. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006;25:208–210
  3. Graves R. Cefdinir-associated “bloody stools” in an infant. J Am Fam Med. 2008;21:246–248
  4. Nelson JSM. Red stools and omnicef. J Pediatr. 2000;136:853–854

 For the diagnosis and teaching points, see page 314.

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PII: S0196-0644(09)00035-3

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.01.011

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Page 308 , August 2009

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