Chapter 4 - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)»Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)»Deficiency of vitamin K (E56.1)
E56.1
Deficiency of vitamin K
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Vitamin K Deficiency5 drugs (3 approved, 2 experimental)
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN K in the diet, characterized by an increased tendency to hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS). Such bleeding episodes may be particularly severe in newborn infants. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1182)