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Hypervitaminosis A in two hemodialysis patients.

Abstract
We present two cases of hemodialysis patients developing vitamin A toxicity related to excessive consumption of nutritional supplements containing large quantities of vitamin A. In one patient, severe hypercalcemia was the lone presenting sign; in the other, hypercalcemia was associated with unusual neurologic manifestations. We will discuss the reason why hemodialysis patients are at special risk for the development of hypervitaminosis A and review the mechanism leading to the associated hypercalcemia.
AuthorsS Fishbane, G L Frei, M Finger, R Dressler, S Silbiger
JournalAmerican journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation (Am J Kidney Dis) Vol. 25 Issue 2 Pg. 346-9 (Feb 1995) ISSN: 0272-6386 [Print] United States
PMID7847365 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Hypercalcemia (etiology)
  • Hypervitaminosis A (etiology)
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic (complications, therapy)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Renal Dialysis

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