Open AccessCefdinir associated bloody stool in Riyadh infant: A case report
Author(s) -
Haytham Ali Bahkali,
Renad Abdullah Alshuraim,
M Alghalbi,
Yahya Mohzari,
Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_505_20
Subject(s) - cefdinir , medicine , discontinuation , bloody , amoxicillin , pediatrics , cephalosporin , dermatology , gastroenterology , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Cefdinir is one of the broad spectrum cephalosporin used as a replacement to amoxicillin in allergic pediatric population. There are reports of forming red stool in patients receiving cefdinir along with iron or iron containing preparations. This is a benign interaction and wane upon completion/discontinuation of cefdinir therapy. This case report describes a 6-month-old boy whose parents were distressed when they found reddening of their ward's diaper while taking cefdinir in presence of iron supplements.