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Hypervitaminosis A is having too much
Alternative Names
Vitamin A toxicity
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
There are two types of vitamin A hypervitaminosis:
- Acute -- caused by taking too much vitamin A over a short period of time
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Chronic -- occurs when too much of the vitamin is present over a longer period
Chronic vitamin A toxicity develops after taking too much vitamin A for long periods.
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Vitamin A source
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Hypervitaminosis A Symptoms
Review Date: 05/23/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
