An 11-week-old infant had an acquired hemo static defect caused by malabsorption of vitamin K. Apparently the steatorrhea caused by anic teric hepatitis precipitated overt clinical man ifestations of vitamin K deficiency in this infant, whose dietary intake of vitamin K had been low.
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