Paper
Vitamin A intoxication in adults: report of a case with a summary of the literature.
Published Aug 24, 1961 ·
The New England Journal of Medicine
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Abstract
PREVIOUS summaries have considered the symptoms of vitamin A excess in children and adults together. Most of them have been published in pediatric journals. Because of the striking uniformity of the major symptoms in adults it seems worth while to analyze them alone even though only 6 cases have previously been reported. Although the symptoms are quite troubling to the patient they are often so mundane that the physician does not readily pursue them to a diagnosis. It is hoped that with broader awareness the phenomenon may be recognized earlier and its future occurrence prevented. Two distinct types exist, acute . . .
Vitamin A intoxication in adults presents uniform symptoms, often overlooked by physicians, and can be differentiated into acute and chronic types, requiring early recognition and prevention.
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