Three forms of vitamin K are known: vitamin K1 (phylloquinone), vitamin K2 (menaquinones), and vitamin K3 (menadione).
Because vitamin K is available from various sources, vitamin K deficiency is a rare condition in adult humans. Vitamin K deficiency occurs in the neonatal period, in Hereditary Combined Vitamin K-dependent Clotting Factors Deficiency (VKCFD), inadequate uptake from diet or because of a chronic disorder, or it can be drug-related.
The major symptom of vitamin K deficiency is that blood clot very slow, so it will bleed for a long time even from minor injuries.
The bleeding may also be apparent if someone: gets small blood clots underneath their nails and bleeds in mucous membranes that line areas inside the body.
Vitamin K deficiency causes bug black and blue marks from very slight bruises or even for no reason, nosebleeds, blood in the urine and intestinal bleeding.
Symptoms of vitamin K deficiency
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