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Intracranial hemorrhage in an infant owing to vitamin K deficiency despite prophylaxis.
- Source :
- Child's Nervous System; Jul1999, Vol. 15 Issue 6/7, p292-294, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- A 3-month-old male infant with intracranial hemorrhage attributable to a vitamin K deficiency is reported. Vitamin K2 was administered orally at birth and then at 5 days and 1 month of age. Oral antibiotics were also given 2 days before the onset of bleeding. Although the incidence of intracranial hemorrhage resulting from vitamin K deficiency has decreased since the introduction of vitamin K2 prophylaxis, spontaneous intracranial hemorrhages are still being reported in infants. We suggest that vitamin K prophylaxis is needed especially for breast-fed infants and for those undergoing antibiotic therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02567040
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 6/7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Child's Nervous System
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 49953476
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050397