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Prophylactic vitamin K for vitamin K deficiency bleeding in neonates [PDF]

open access: yesCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2000
Vitamin K deficiency can cause bleeding in an infant in the first weeks of life. This is known as Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (HDN). HDN is divided into three categories: early, classic and late HDN. Early HDN occurs within 24 hours post partum and falls outside the scope of this review.
R M, Puckett, M, Offringa
openaire   +2 more sources

A case of late-onset vitamin K deficiency bleeding in an exclusively breastfed infant emphasizing the need for revision of vitamin K prophylaxis policy

open access: yesGlobal Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2022
A 4-month-old male child presented with a history of seizure and vomiting. There was no history of fever, fall, or any other trauma. On examination, there was anisocoria, and anterior fontanelle was bulging and nonpulsating.
Sherin S John   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coagulation disorders during treatment with cefazolin and rifampicin: rare but dangerous [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2021
We describe a 79-year-old man with spondylodiscitis and unknown pathogen, treated with cefazolin and rifampicin. He developed a massive digestive hemorrhage.
I. Kouki   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forensic and clinical diagnosis in shaken baby syndrome , between child abuse and iatrogenic abuse [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
“Shaken baby syndrome” in child abuse cases is a challenge for pediatrician and forensic experts, often a diagnosis of exclusion, with overwhelming moral and legal implications.
Apostol, Irina   +3 more
core   +7 more sources

Clinical case of late neonatal hemorrhagic disease. Hazards for the family doctor. Modern recommendations for prevention

open access: yesZdorovʹe Rebenka, 2020
The article presents a clinical course and components of the treatment of a hemorrhagic syndrome caused by late vitamin K deficiency in a full-term girl of 28 days of age.
M.M. Kiselova, G.V. Koshulap
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin K deficiency: a case report and review of current guidelines

open access: yesItalian 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
doaj   +1 more source

Prolonged prothrombin time in a rare case of vitamin K deficiency: a case report and a narrative review

open access: yesItalian Journal of Medicine, 2023
Prolonged prothrombin time increases the risk of bleeding complications in proportion to prolongation severity. We reported the case of a 72-year-old woman with a recent hospitalization for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis ...
Matteo Nicoletto   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coagulopathy in Zellweger spectrum disorders: a role for vitamin K [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction: Zellweger spectrum disorders (ZSDs) are caused by an impairment of peroxisome biogenesis, resulting in multiple metabolic abnormalities. This leads to a range of symptoms, including hepatic dysfunction and coagulopathy. This study evaluated
Engelen, M. (Marc)   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Acquired-Transient Factor X Deficiency in a Teenager with Extensive Burns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Acquired factor X deficiency is an extremely rare situation. It has shown to be associated with systemic amyloidosis, respiratory mycoplasma infection, factor X inhibitors, antiphospholipid antibodies, vitamin K defi ciency/liver disease as well as the ...
Almeida, T   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Vitamin K as a diet supplement with impact in human health: current evidence in age-related idseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Vitamin K health benefits have been recently widely shown to extend beyond blood homeostasis and implicated in chronic low-grade inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, dementia, cognitive impairment, mobility disability ...
Araujo, Nuna C. P.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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