Intracranial hemorrhage in an infant owing to vitamin K deficiency despite prophylaxis.
A 3-month-old male infant with intracranial hemorrhage attributable to a vitamin K deficiency is reported. Vitamin K2 was administered orally at birth and then at 5 days and I month of age. Oral antibiotics were also given 2 days before the onset of bleeding. Although the incidence of intracranial hemorrhage resulting from vitamin K deficiency has decreased since the introduction of vitamin K2 prophylaxis, spontaneous intracranial hemorrhages are still being reported in infants. We suggest that vitamin K prophylaxis is needed especially for breast-fed infants and for those undergoing antibiotic therapy.
Suzuki
K
K
Department of Neurosurgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Fukushima
T
T
Meguro
K
K
Aoki
T
T
Kamezaki
T
T
Saitoh
H
H
Enomoto
T
T
Nose
T
T
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014813:Vitamin K Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*
D014812:Vitamin K