background: there is a growing concern about the high prevalence of vitamin d deficiency and its relationship with variety of diseases worldwide. the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of vitamin d deficiency and its relationship with pregnancy adverse effects in yazd. methods: this was a cross sectional study conducted among 200 nulliparous women from october 2013 to april...

Jelena MARTIĆ Radoja Dakića 6 11070 Belgrade, Serbia [email protected] SUMMARY Introduction/Objective Vitamin K deficiency is common in newborn infants and without prophylaxis there is a risk of vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). The most frequent prophylactic approach is an intramuscular (IM) injection of vitamin K1 immediately after birth. Its efficiency to prevent late VKDB has been recen...

There is strong evidence supporting the importance of vitamin K in bone health and the aetiological role of vitamin K deficiency in osteoporosis. In view of the common occurrence of osteoporosis among older subjects in Hong Kong, we have studied the dietary vitamin K intakes in 100 residents of a nursing home (43 men, 57 women; median age 81.0 years) and 88 free-living subjects attending a day ...

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 wo...

background: vitamin d has a potential to modulate inflammatory response against noxious particles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). the present study was conducted to determine the status of serum vitamin d in copd versus healthy group. methods: the patients presented to the outpatient pulmonary clinic of ayatollah rouhani hospital, babol iran. diagnosis of copd was...

The causes of diffuse alveolar haemorrhage (DAH) are numerous. However, intensive search for an aetiology sometimes ends up negative [1]. A case of DAH associated with malnutrition, antibiotic treatment and anticoagulant therapy is reported. A 61-year-old male presented with dyspnoea, fever (39.8°C), bilateral infiltrates on a chest radiograph and hypoxia at rest. He was under oral anticoagulan...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to review the literature on micronutrient deficiency and other factors influencing a deficiency status among children living in China. DESIGN A systematic review was performed to analyse the literature. SETTING Studies were identified through a search of PubMed and secondary references. SUBJECTS Children living in China aged less than 18 years. RESULTS ...

conclusions the used protocol is not enough for treating vitamin d deficiency. furthermore, the protocol should be revised according to baseline vitamin d classification. results after initial evaluation, 116 cases were found to be deficient, and were divided into two equal groups of 58. no significant difference was found between the normal, treated and non-treated groups regarding age and gen...

Vitamin K is a nutrient that was originally identified as an essential factor for blood coagulation. Recently, vitamin K has emerged as a potential protector against osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, and hepatocarcinoma. Accumulated evidence indicates that subclinical non-hemostatic vitamin K deficiency in extrahepatic tissues, particularly in bone and possibly in vasculature, exists widely in the...