title: Cutaneous reactions to vitamin K.
abstract: In four patients the development of erythematous plaques after vitamin K injections was apparently due to delayed hypersensitivity reactions. The 36 cases described in the literature indicate that most patients with the reaction received vitamin K injections for liver disease and that a late sclerodermatous reaction develops rarely.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Winkelmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000139:chemically induced; D011537:Pruritus / Q000139:chemically induced; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014812:Vitamin K