Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn

  • Published:
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

Six children with primary haemorrhagic disease of the newborn” are described. Their main presentation was gastrointestinal bleeding. After vitamin K administration, further episodes of bleeding did not occur in any of them. Three prematures expired; in 2 the probable cause of death was intracranial bleeding and the third had aspiration pneumonia.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Aballi, A.J. and DeLamerens, S. (1962). Coagulation changes in neonatal period and early infancy.Pediat. Clin. N. Amer. 9, 785.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Brit. med. J. (1971). Haemorrhage in the newborn. 4,1.

  • Dam, H., Glavind, J., Larsen, H. and Plum, P. (1942). Investigations into the cause of physiological hypoprothrombinaemia in newborn children. IV. The Vitamin K content of woman’s milk and cow’s milk.Acta Med. Scand. 112, 210.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Denson, K.W.E. (1966). Reagents and Techniques. In Treatment of Haemophilia and other Coagulation Disorders. Edited by Biggs, R. and Macfarlane, R.G.Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.

    Google Scholar 

  • Oski, F.A. and Naiman, J.L. (1967). Haematological Problems in Newborn.Saunders, Philadelphia.

    Google Scholar 

  • Quick, A.J. (1966). Haemorrhagic Diseases and Thrombosis. 2nd Ed.Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia.

    Google Scholar 

  • Smith, C.H. (1966). Blood Diseases of Infancy and Childhood.Mosby, Saint Louis.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sutherland, J.M., Glueck, H.I. and Gleser, G. (1967). Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn: Breast feeding as a necessary factor in pathogenesis.Amer. J. Dis. Child. 113, 524.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Townsend, C.W. (1894). The haemorrhagic disease of the newborn.Arch. Pediat. 11,559, Quoted by Oski and Naiman (1967). Haematological Problems in Newborn.Saunders, Philadelphia.

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Varanasi

    S. M. Dubey, K. N. Agarwal & B. Dube

Authors
  1. S. M. Dubey
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. K. N. Agarwal
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. B. Dube
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

From the Departments of Paediatrics and Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 5.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Dubey, S.M., Agarwal, K.N. & Dube, B. Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn. Indian J Pediatr 41, 15–18 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02753580

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02753580

Keywords

Search

Navigation