Intracranial hemorrhage due to late hemorrhagic disease in two siblings
JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.49-52, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.09.007
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.49-52
- Anahtar Kelimeler: late hemorrhagic disease, vitamin K, sibling
- Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Deficiency of vitamin K predisposes to early, classic or late hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN); late HDN may be associated with serious and life-threatening intracranial hemorrhage. Late HDN is characterized by intracranial bleeding in infants aged 1 week to 6 months due to severe vitamin K deficiency, occurring particularly in exclusively breastfed infants. Late HDN is still an important cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries where vitamin K prophylaxis is not routinely practiced. In this study, we report on two siblings with intracranial bleeding who were fully breastfed without a routine supplementation of vitamin K. Vitamin K should be given to all newborns as a single, intramuscular dose of 1 mg. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc.