Inherited vitamin K deficiency: case report and review of literature

Yonsei Med J. 2003 Oct 30;44(5):923-7. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.5.923.

Abstract

Vitamin K is the cofactor for the hepatic carboxylation of glutamic acid residues in a number of proteins including the procoagulants factors II, VII, IX, and X. The role of vitamin K in normal bone function is not fully understood. Inherited deficiency of vitamin K dependent coagulation factors is a rare bleeding disorder reported only in a few patients. Here we present an 18-month old child who presented with osteopeni due to inherited vitamin K deficiency. While the patient had high bone specific alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone levels and low osteocalcin and bone mineral density values, with the regular supplementation of vitamin K all the mentioned parameters returned to normal values.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Density
  • Bone Diseases, Metabolic / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Osteocalcin / blood
  • Prothrombin Time
  • Vitamin K Deficiency / blood
  • Vitamin K Deficiency / complications
  • Vitamin K Deficiency / genetics*

Substances

  • Osteocalcin