Open AccessVitamin K deficiency-related late-onset haemorrhagic disease of a newborn with acute subdural haemorrhage: long-term outcome
Author(s) -
Syed Moied Ahmed,
Rabin Saikia,
Surojit Mazumder,
Puja Banerjee Barua,
Siba Prosad Paul
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sudanese journal of paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0256-4408
DOI - 10.24911/sjp.106-1604579538
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalomalacia , pediatrics , subdural haematoma , vitamin k deficiency , coagulopathy , hemiparesis , malnutrition , subdural hemorrhage , surgery , hematoma , vitamin , pathology , lesion
Newborn infants who for any reason have not received vitamin K supplementation are at risk of major haemorrhagic complications including intracranial bleeding, due to vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). We describe a 5-month-old exclusively breastfed infant who presented with subdural haemorrhage following a fall from the mother's lap and was found to have VKDB. The patient was lost to follow-up and was brought back at 8 years of age with global developmental delay, epilepsy and hemiparesis. Computed tomography scan showed left-sided encephalomalacia. Healthcare providers and the public should be aware of this preventable, acquired coagulopathy and its potential sequelae, and encourage the uptake of vitamin K at birth.