title: A clinically suspected case of Anaphylactoid reaction to vitamin K injection in a child - a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Vitamin K is commonly indicated in pediatric patients with coagulopathies. Its commercial preparations are available in the market since long. Minor complications are very well-known, but life-threatening events are rarely reported in children. We present a case of 8-year-old child who developed life-threatening event following intravenous Vitamin K injection. She was survived after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The reaction was most probably due to anaphylactoid reaction to Vitamin K.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Bhavna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ratinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jhaj
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007020:Hypoprothrombinemias / Q000517:prevention & control; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D014812:Vitamin K
keywords: Adverse reaction; Vitamin K; anaphylactoid reaction; children