Intracranial hemorrhage associated with vitamin K deficiency in a breastfed infant after intramuscular vitamin K prophylaxis at birth. Follow-up at 18 months

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 878-880

  Latini, G ^a   Quartulli, L ^a   De Mitri, B ^a   Del Vecchio, A ^a   Vecchio, C ^b  

^a Division of Pediatrics Azienda Ospedaliera A Di Summa   (Italy)

^b Neonatal Intensive Care Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; PHYTOMENADIONE; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBOPLASTIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VITAMIN K; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033857283     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb00397.x     Document Type: Article

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