Late vitamin K deficiency bleeding after intramuscular prophylaxis at birth: A case report

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-169

  Ciantelli, M ^a   Bartalena, L ^a   Bernardini, M ^a   Biver, P ^a   Chesi, F ^a   Boldrini, A ^a   Sigali, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ANEMIA; ANTERIOR FONTANEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; IRRITABILITY; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PALLOR; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN K; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

EID: 59549089152     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.131     Document Type: Article

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