Open AccessNo child should suffer from vitamin K deficiency‐induced bleeding disorders
Author(s) -
Miyahara Masazumi,
Osaki Kyoko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5829
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d deficiency , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , vitamin d and neurology
We encountered an 11‐day‐old male neonate with vitamin K deficiency‐induced intracranial hemorrhage, despite receiving oral vitamin K 2 (menaquinone‐4) prophylaxis according to Japanese guidelines. This case suggests that the current vitamin K deficiency‐bleeding prophylaxis programs cannot prevent bleeding completely. Better prophylaxis programs using both intramuscular and oral administration should be considered.