Neonatal haemorrhagic diseaseP53.x1

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Hemorrhagic diathesis of the newborn

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Disease with severe bleeding in newborns due to vitamin K deficiency of the mother.

EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.

Reduction of the prothrombin complex due to vitamin K deficiency of the mother; the intestinal vitamin K production only starts after a few weeks.

ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.

From birth, especially for premature babies.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

Heavy bleeding in skin, umbilical cord and muscles, intracranial bleeding, hematemesis and melena.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Vitamin K (konakion).

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer