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Classroom classification

百科

Vitamin A toxicity

骨外科

Common symptoms

肝脾肿大、骨软化、骨痛、肌痛、腹痛、口唇皲裂、低热、复视

The pathology of disease

Vitamin A toxicity is excess vitamin A intake; acute (increased ICP) vs chronic (skin/hair/liver); children; supplements/animal liver.

Symptoms

Acute: increased ICP, vomiting, bulging fontanelle. Chronic: dry skin, hair loss, hepatomegaly, arthralgia

Causes

Excess preformed vitamin A supplementation; polar bear/animal liver.

Treatment

Stop vitamin A; supportive; usually reversible; avoid pregnancy (teratogen)

Dept

Pediatrics / toxicology.

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