title: Intracranial hemorrhage in an infant owing to vitamin K deficiency despite prophylaxis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamezaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Enomoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nose
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D014812:Vitamin K