Ceftriaxone is a frequently used empiric antibiotic in children. Acute hemolysis is a rare side effect of ceftriaxone therapy associated with a high mortality rate. A 14-year-old boy suffering from Crohn disease developed bacterial pneumonia that was treated with ceftriaxone. We report successful management of ceftriaxone-induced hemolytic anemia (CIHA) in this patient and review the CIHA literature in pediatric patients. Early recognition of CIHA with prompt discontinuation of ceftriaxone therapy may have a beneficial role in reduction of high mortality seen in these patients.
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Loyola Univ, Ronald McDonald Childrens Hosp, Stritch Sch Med, Div Pediat Crit Care Med,Dept Pediat,Med Ctr, Maywood, IL 60153 USALoyola Univ, Ronald McDonald Childrens Hosp, Stritch Sch Med, Div Pediat Crit Care Med,Dept Pediat,Med Ctr, Maywood, IL 60153 USA
Corso, M
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Ravindranath, TM
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Loyola Univ, Ronald McDonald Childrens Hosp, Stritch Sch Med, Div Pediat Crit Care Med,Dept Pediat,Med Ctr, Maywood, IL 60153 USALoyola Univ, Ronald McDonald Childrens Hosp, Stritch Sch Med, Div Pediat Crit Care Med,Dept Pediat,Med Ctr, Maywood, IL 60153 USA
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Loyola Univ, Ronald McDonald Childrens Hosp, Stritch Sch Med, Div Pediat Crit Care Med,Dept Pediat,Med Ctr, Maywood, IL 60153 USALoyola Univ, Ronald McDonald Childrens Hosp, Stritch Sch Med, Div Pediat Crit Care Med,Dept Pediat,Med Ctr, Maywood, IL 60153 USA
Corso, M
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Ravindranath, TM
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Loyola Univ, Ronald McDonald Childrens Hosp, Stritch Sch Med, Div Pediat Crit Care Med,Dept Pediat,Med Ctr, Maywood, IL 60153 USALoyola Univ, Ronald McDonald Childrens Hosp, Stritch Sch Med, Div Pediat Crit Care Med,Dept Pediat,Med Ctr, Maywood, IL 60153 USA