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Prophylactic vitamin K for vitamin K deficiency bleeding in neonates [PDF]
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
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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
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Coagulation disorders during treatment with cefazolin and rifampicin: rare but dangerous [PDF]
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
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Forensic and clinical diagnosis in shaken baby syndrome , between child abuse and iatrogenic abuse [PDF]
“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
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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
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Vitamin K deficiency: a case report and review of current guidelines
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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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
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Coagulopathy in Zellweger spectrum disorders: a role for vitamin K [PDF]
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
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Acquired-Transient Factor X Deficiency in a Teenager with Extensive Burns [PDF]
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
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Vitamin K as a diet supplement with impact in human health: current evidence in age-related idseases [PDF]
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
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