Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Hypervitaminosis A

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Alternative Names

Vitamin A toxicity


Treatment

Treatment involves simply stopping the use of too much vitamin A.


Support Groups


Expectations (prognosis)

Most people fully recover.


Complications
  • Excessively high calcium levels
  • Failure to thrive in infants
  • Kidney damage due to high calcium
  • Liver damage

Taking too much vitamin A during pregnancy may cause abnormal development in the developing baby. Talk to your health care provider about eating a proper diet while you are pregnant.


Calling your health care provider

Call your health care provider if you think that you or your child may have taken too much vitamin A, or you have symptoms of excess vitamin A.


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)