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Infant Having Fever With Red Fiber Like String In Stool. Is It A Parasite?

5 month old son has a 101 temp and what appear to be many small/short, red, fiber-like strings in his stool. they are maybe 1 or 2 cm long at most, very thin, bright red, and semi-abundant in his stool. the stool looks normal though and he is teething. is this a parasite of some sort?
posted on Fri, 21 Feb 2014
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Hi
Thanks and welcome to HCM .
Your history is suggestive of thread worm infection .
But it is not very common at that age.
Better consult a pediatrician and get it confirmed before using any worm medication .
Hope this reply is OK for you.
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.
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Infant Having Fever With Red Fiber Like String In Stool. Is It A Parasite?

Hi Thanks and welcome to HCM . Your history is suggestive of thread worm infection . But it is not very common at that age. Better consult a pediatrician and get it confirmed before using any worm medication . Hope this reply is OK for you. Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.