학술논문
Late Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in Infants Whose Parents Declined Vitamin K Prophylaxis -- Tennessee, 2013.
Document Type
Case Study
Author
Source
Subject
*VITAMIN K
*VITAMIN deficiency
*HEMORRHAGE
*CHILDREN'S hospitals
*LEUKEMIA
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Language
ISSN
0149-2195
Abstract
The article describes cases of vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) in four infants confined at a children's hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. All patients have been diagnosed with coagulopathy and symptomatic bleeding. It is noted that parents of each infant have previously declined intramuscular vitamin K administration at birth due to various reasons including leukemia-related concerns. The need for further studies to confirm correlation between VKDB and lack of vitamin K at birth is noted.