Celiac sprue presenting as severe hemorrhagic diathesis due to vitamin K deficiency

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 781-783

  Vaynshtein, Galina ^a,b   Rosenbaum, Hanna ^a,b   Groisman, Gabreil M ^a,b   Markel, Arie ^a,b,c  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Celiac disease; Celiac spure; Hemorrhage; Malabsorption; Steathorrhea; Vitamin K deficiency

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON BIOPSY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; SKIN BRUISING; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; CELIAC DISEASE; DUODENUM; HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN K; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

EID: 10644290885     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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