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What Cause Diarrhoea With Blood In A Child?
Hello, my 3 month old daughter has diarrhea and I took her diaper and they counted lots of white blood cells. She also had some amount of blood in her stool. The baby looks happy, nothing bothers her, she eats well (breastmilk only). But they tell me she has infection and needs to be treated with antibiotics. Ho can that be?
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Presence of blood in a breast feed baby, infective etiology has to be ruled. Also local anal lesion like anal fissure has to be ruled out. Baby is healthy accepting feeds are all good signs.
Do get back to me for further queries
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Presence of blood in a breast feed baby, infective etiology has to be ruled. Also local anal lesion like anal fissure has to be ruled out. Baby is healthy accepting feeds are all good signs.
Do get back to me for further queries
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
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