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Vitamin K Deficiency Presenting in an Infant with an Anterior Mediastinal Mass: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Palau, Mauricio A.
Winters, Amanda
Liang, Xiayuan
Nuss, Rachelle
Niermeyer, Susan
Gossling, Megan
Wright, Clyde
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-02-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a case of a 1-month-old infant with spontaneous thymic hemorrhage secondary to severe vitamin K deficiency.
He was brought to medical attention due to scrotal bruising and during evaluation was noted to be tachypneic and hypoxemic.
Chest X-ray revealed an enlarged cardiothymic silhouette, and a follow-up echocardiogram revealed a mass in the anterior mediastinum.
Routine laboratory work-up revealed severe coagulopathy.
Further questioning revealed the patient had not received prophylactic vitamin K at birth.
The coagulopathy resolved with administration of vitamin K, and a biopsy confirmed the anterior mediastinal mass was due to spontaneous thymic hemorrhage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Palau, Mauricio A.& Winters, Amanda& Liang, Xiayuan& Nuss, Rachelle& Niermeyer, Susan& Gossling, Megan…[et al.]. 2017. Vitamin K Deficiency Presenting in an Infant with an Anterior Mediastinal Mass: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Palau, Mauricio A.…[et al.]. Vitamin K Deficiency Presenting in an Infant with an Anterior Mediastinal Mass: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Palau, Mauricio A.& Winters, Amanda& Liang, Xiayuan& Nuss, Rachelle& Niermeyer, Susan& Gossling, Megan…[et al.]. Vitamin K Deficiency Presenting in an Infant with an Anterior Mediastinal Mass: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149458
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149458