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      Vitamin-A-Induced Hypercalcemia: Response to Corticosteroids

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      Nephron
      S. Karger AG
      Hypercalcemia, Vitamin A, Corticosteroids

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          Hypercalcemia caused by vitamin A toxicity and its prompt response to prednisone is described. Diagnosis was difficult in this 16-year-old patient because she denied recent ingestion of vitamin A and was thought to be bulimic. Intravenous fluids and loop diuretics lowered the serum calcium and ameliorated the symptoms of nausea and vomiting temporarily. During the 10 days of this therapy the serum calcium never fell below 11.5 mg/dl. Oral prednisone was then started and produced a prompt and lasting reduction of the serum calcium to normal. Physicians should be aware of this complication in teenagers who use vitamin A for cosmetic purposes and in patients who habitually overuse vitamin preparations.

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          Journal
          NEF
          Nephron
          10.1159/issn.1660-8151
          Nephron
          S. Karger AG
          1660-8151
          2235-3186
          1988
          1988
          09 December 2008
          : 50
          : 4
          : 362-364
          Affiliations
          Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, New Orleans, La., USA
          Article
          185203 Nephron 1988;50:362–364
          10.1159/000185203
          3237276
          8d3a3d3e-84a0-4fbe-b8fb-82e2402e3887
          © 1988 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 08 January 1988
          Page count
          Pages: 3
          Categories
          Case Report

          Cardiovascular Medicine,Nephrology
          Hypercalcemia,Vitamin A,Corticosteroids
          Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology
          Hypercalcemia, Vitamin A, Corticosteroids

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