Introduction: Late vitamin K deficiency bleeding in young infants is a rare disorder which
occurs almost exclusively in breast-fed infants who did not receive proper vitamin K …

Oral or parenteral administration of vitamin K is the accepted practice for prevention of early
vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) in the newborn. However, vitamin K prophylaxis in the …

This study presents clinical and laboratory findings and outcome of infants with intracranial
hemorrhage (ICH) due to vitamin K deficiency after the newborn period, and evaluates …

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) is a rare and potentially life-threatening bleeding
disorder of early infancy. Vitamin K stores are low at birth; thereafter breast-fed infants are at …

Abstract From August 1987 to June 1995, 10 infants 1-2.25 months old with severe bleeding
due to vitamin K deficiency were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Siriraj Hospital. 3 …

Intramuscular administration of vitamin K for prevention of vitamin K deficiency bleeding
(VKDB) has been a standard of care since the American Academy of Pediatrics …

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for the formation of factors in the clotting cascade.
Newborns are born with insufficient levels of vitamin K, resulting in high risk for vitamin K …

We encountered an 11‐day‐old male neonate with vitamin K deficiency‐induced
intracranial hemorrhage, despite receiving oral vitamin K2 (menaquinone‐4) prophylaxis …

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), formerly known as hemorrhagic disease of the
newborn (HDN), is a bleeding disorder in neonates that is caused by inadequate serum …

Infants are at risk of vitamin K deficiency that may lead to vitamin K deficiency bleeding
(VKDB). Although many vitamin K prophylactic regimens have been developed throughout …