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Original Article
Late Hemorrhagic Disease of Infancy.
Kwang Wook Ahn, Chull Zoo Jung, Hyo Seop Ju, Seung Woo Moon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(6):679-683.   Published online June 30, 1986
Late hemorrhagic disease of infant is a hemorrhagic disease due to prothrombin complex deficiency from 1 week to 1 year of age. It is hypothesized that the bleeding occurring may have resulted from the simultaneous occurrence of two or three of the following factors: (1) interference with the intestinal production of vit K as a result of Antibiotic Agents, (2)...
Case Report
A Case of Fatal Intracranial Hemmrhage due to Vitamin K Deficiency.
Yong Sang Yoo, Moon Tae Jeong, Jai Sook Ma, Tai Ju Hwang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(1):108-112.   Published online January 31, 1986
The authors experienced a case of massive spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage in anotherwise healthy 21-day-old breast fed male infant. There were no evidences of external trauma. Coagulation studies showed marked prolongation of prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time. They were significantly corrected after vitamin K administration without clinical improvsment. We concluded that vitamin K deficiency was accounted for the pathogenesis of fatal...