Vitamin K Reaction
Vitamin K reactions occur after injection with vitamin K, and there are two patterns of presentation, (1) a reaction may occur several days to 2 weeks after injection with skin lesions that are pruritic, red patches and plaques that can deep-seated, involving the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, or (2) with subcutaneous sclerosis with or without fasciitis, that appears at the site of injection many months after treatment.:123 The latter pseudosclerodermatous reaction has been termed Texier's disease and lasts several years.:123
See also
- Texier's disease
- Skin lesion
- List of cutaneous conditions