Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in Infancy. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2020 Vitamin K is essential for the synthesis of few coagulation factors. Infants can easily develop vitamin K deficiency owing to poor placental transfer, low vitamin K content in breast milk, and poor intestinal absorption due to immature gut flora and ...
Araki S, Shirahata A.
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Vitamin K deficiency: a case report and review of current guidelines [PDF]
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2018 Background Vitamin K, a fat soluble vitamin, is a necessary cofactor for the activation of coagulation factors II, VII, IX, X, and protein C and S. In neonatal period, vitamin K deficiency may lead to Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB).
Maria Rosaria Marchili +5 more
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Severe Early-Onset Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in a Neonate Born to a Mother with Crohn's Disease in Clinical Remission: A Case Report [PDF]
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2023 Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) in neonates is a significant disorder that causes skin, gastrointestinal, and intracranial hemorrhaging. Early-onset VKDB occurs within 24 hours of birth, and its prognosis is poor due to severe hemorrhage. The causes
Chiho Ikenaga +9 more
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Unusual Manifestation of Vitamin K Deficiency, Nodular Purpura: A Case Series [PDF]
Indian Dermatology Online JournalVitamin K deficiency is a common entity in infancy characterized by bleeding from various sites, intracranial bleeding being the most commonly reported feature.
Sumedha Ballal +4 more
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Intrauterine fetal death due to fetal intracranial hemorrhage associated with maternal vitamin K deficiency: A case report [PDF]
Case Reports in Women's Health, 2023 Vitamin K deficiency can cause coagulopathy; therefore, supplementation is recommended to prevent intracranial hemorrhage in newborns. Some reports have shown that maternal vitamin K deficiency is associated with intracranial hemorrhage in the fetus ...
Koya Yasuda +6 more
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Hyperemesis gravidarum and vitamin K deficiency: a systematic review. [PDF]
Br J Nutr, 2022 Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, can lead to vitamin deficiencies. Little is known about HG-related vitamin K deficiency.
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No child should suffer from vitamin K deficiency‐induced bleeding disorders [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 We encountered an 11‐day‐old male neonate with vitamin K deficiency‐induced intracranial hemorrhage, despite receiving oral vitamin K2 (menaquinone‐4) prophylaxis according to Japanese guidelines.
Masazumi Miyahara, Kyoko Osaki
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Prevalence and treatment of vitamin K deficiency in paediatric patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa‐severe subtype [PDF]
Skin Health and Disease, 2021 Introduction Patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa‐severe subtype (RDEB‐S) are at risk of vitamin K deficiency, potentially causing abnormal clotting, excessive bleeding, poor bone metabolism and abnormal vascular calcification.
N. Yerlett +3 more
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Enhanced vitamin K expenditure as a major contributor to vitamin K deficiency in COVID-19 [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Objectives: Vitamin K deficiency consistently associates with worse clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients. However, whether this is due to increased expenditure during inflammation or poor vitamin K status prior to infection remained unknown. Methods: Dp-
Margot P.J. Visser +5 more
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Journal of Osteoporosis, 2019 Although known for its importance in the coagulation cascade, vitamin K has other functions. It is an essential vitamin for bone health, taking part in the carboxylation of many bone-related proteins, regulating genetic transcription of osteoblastic ...
Celia Rodríguez-Olleros Rodríguez +1 more
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