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Surgery G.I.T c0319104

"Red current jelly" stool in an infant is characteristic of

A
Acute gastroenteritis
B
Rectal piles
C
Intussusception
D
Fisure-in-ano
High-Yield Explanation
Initially, the passage of stool may be normal, whereas, later, blood and mucus are evacuated - the 'redcurrant jelly' stool.Vomiting may or may not occur at the outset but becomes conspicuous and bile-stained with time. Ref: Bailey & Love&;s Sho Practice of Surgery,E25,Page-1194

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