Question: My Niece 2.5 month old had blood in her stool. She was prescribed Lox 2% by the pediatrician suspecting Fischer disease. On administration of Lox 2% to her, she immediately will 5 mins experienced convulsions. She was rushed to hospital immediately, but she experienced convulsion for 20mins till she received medical aide. She is right now under observation at ICU though doctors here have cleared her of any neuro issue as of now (they tested her spinal chord fluid, not yet taken an MRI). She is still having fischer though, as confirmed by the doctors here yesterday and she has been prescribed Lox 2% or Xylocaine. Xylocaine is not available anywhere in the market, all medical stores say it has not been i circulation since quite some time now. So Lox 2% is the only option available. We are now very averse to applying Lox 2% to her because of the previous reaction on her. Kindly guide regarding the suitable medicine. Is Lox 2% prescribed to toddlers of her age? What should be the dosage quantity? What should be the method of application? Pls reply soon, very anxious regarding her situation. Thanks.

Thank you Ma'am. The baby is 2.5 months old only. As i told cerebral fluids were tested and found normal. Doctors are not yet recommending an MRI, they want to wait and observe for some time before going for it. Regarding her fissure, the thing is she was / is passing soft and semi-solid to liquid stool, sometimes yellow in colour and sometimes green, sometimes foamy texture, 5-6 times a day. It has been her routine. Is it normal ? She has never had hard stool, so should laxative be a correct treatment? She has been administered Lox2% again today, this time by the doctor himself, in very minuscule quantity (4-5 drops on anal area) as compared to what we applied. Its been 1.5 hour now since application and she seems to be okay right now (thankfully). But still pls recommend any other treatment for baby fissure. That day she had convulsions for around 30mins (correcting myself from what i wrote previously). The neurologist has prescribed Gardenal syrup to her for next 15 days so as to calm her down. Also, she is being administered with few anitbiotics (name not known, doctors saying they will tell during discharge) for relieving chest congestion, if any. Let me have your views on this also. Thanks, XXXXXXX

Thanks doc. The Lox 2% was prescribed the Pediatric Surgeon only. The pediatrician here says that since they are not very sure how much oxygen was available to brain during the 30-35 min convulsion, they would prescribe her Gardenal syrup for next 3 years to prevent any re-occurence of convulsion, as the the reason of first one is unknown (they do not think convulsion was occurred because of application of Lox 2%). Is such prolonged consumption of Gardenal okay? What effect can it have on her growth? Doctors are not sure what caused convulsion, but they are not taking any MRI either, as she is behaving normally now, all critical parameters and responses okay. They have left the decision on us whether we want to go with MRI or not. What do you suggest? Is it safe for such young babies to have MRI done? Do you think its required in her case? Regards