A condition characterized as a coagulation disturbance in newborns due to vitamin K deficiency resulting in impaired production of coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X, and proteins C and S by the liver. Hemorrhage caused by vitamin K deficiency.
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Hemorrhagic diathesis of newborn; Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn due to vitamin K deficiency (disorder); Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding; vitamin K deficiency bleeding in newborn