Hypovitaminosis To
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see also:
- Deficit of vitamin C
- Deficit of vitamin D
- Hypovitaminosis
- Hypovitaminosis And
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Description:
Vitamin K hypovitaminosis - the deficit of a fat-soluble vitmin To developing owing to endo-and the exogenous reasons.
Hypovitaminosis symptoms To:
The clinical picture at the K-vitamin deficiency is characterized by emergence of ecchymomas, hematomas, bleedings (is more often than nasal). Newborn children can have bleedings from an umbilical wound, intracraneal hemorrhages. The Petekhialny enanthesis and mucous membranes at the same time is absent, capillary fragility tests (a bandage sign, Konchalovsky's symptom) — are negative. At K-gipoavitaminoze the content of a prothrombin is less than 70%.
Nasal bleeding - one of symptoms of hypovitaminosis To
The Hypovitaminosis reasons To:
Deficit of vitamin K can develop as a result of some chronic diseases (enterita, coloenterites), at a sprue, after surgical removal of a part of intestines, at hepatitises of a different etiology, cirrhosis, tumors of a pancreas, a zhelchekamenny disease, and also at long reception of the antibiotics suppressing intestinal microflora, anticoagulants like Dicumarinum, warfarin as they are antagonists of this vitamin.
At newborn children primary insufficiency of vitamin K connected with its delay in a placenta and also in connection with insufficient function of a liver and the lowered digestion of fat is observed. Primary insufficiency of vitamin K is the cornerstone of a hemorrhagic disease of newborns.
Treatment of the Hypovitaminosis To:
Vitamin K drugs are appointed (Vikasolum).
