Erschienen in:
27.04.2016 | Scientific Letter
Fatal Outcome of Accidental Vitamin D Overdose
verfasst von:
Praveen Narsaria, Jhuma Sankar, Rakesh Lodha
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
|
Ausgabe 9/2016
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Excerpt
To the Editor: In recent years vitamin D deficiency has been considered as the most common nutritional deficiency in health and disease [
1] and hence, there has been an increase in the use of vitamin D. Death due to vitamin D toxicity has not been reported. We present here a case of accidental Vitamin D overdose presenting with complications of hypercalcemia, affecting multiple organs and ultimately leading to death of the child. …