Haemorrhage responsive to vitamin K in a 6-week-old infant.

Autor: MINFORD, A. M. B., EDEN, O. B., Minford, A M
Zdroj: Archives of Disease in Childhood; Apr1979, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p310-311, 2p
Abstrakt: A 6-week-old breast-fed infant presented with vomiting, jaundice, and irritability. Haemorrhage occurred after lumbar puncture, and a coagulation abnormality which responded to vitamin K was found. It would seem prudent to estimate the prothrombin time before invasive procedures in breast-fed infants of this age, or to give vitamin K to such infants when doubt exists about previous vitamin K administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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