Abstract
Vitamin K is necessary for the maintenance of normal functional activity of several coagulation factors. Vitamin K defficiency occurs in newborns expecially those who are breast-fed and who do not receive Vitamin K prophylaxis at birth. Later, Vitamin K deficiency may result from malabsorption syndromes, liver disease and the use of antibiotics and anticoagulant drugs. We report a case of late Hemorragic Disease as unusual clinical manifestation of Cystic Fibrosis in a 5 month old infant. Although Vitamin K-deficiency occurs infrequently in Cystic Fibrosis, this diagnostic hypothesis should be considered in patients with Vitamin K-dependent Hemorragic Disease.
Translated title of the contribution | Vitamin K-dependent hemorragic disease: An unusual manifestation of cystic fibrosis |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 315-318 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Rivista Italiana di Pediatria |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health