Intracerebral hemorrhage: A rare late manifestation of vitamin-K deficiency in a breastfed infant. A case report.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.39, no.2, pp.265-269, 1997 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 39 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 1997
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.265-269
- Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Late hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN) is a rare complication of vitamin K deficiency and is especially associated with intracranial hemorrhage. It may also occur in Infants who received vitamin-K prophylaxis at birth, Here, we reported a case of late HDN with frontal robe hemorrhage due to vitamin-K deficiency. This form of Intracranial hemorrhage of late HDN has been reported in the literature very rarely. We conclude that the efficiency of single-dose vitamin-K prophylaxis should be revaluated.