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Vitamin D supplementation leading to hypervitaminosis D in a breastfed infant: A case report

Breast milk alone is a poor and inadequate source of vitamin D. Many guidelines suggest supplementation of vitamin D to the newborns to prevent vitamin D deficiency. However, due to practices of outdoor breastfeeding and sunbathing, vitamin D supplementation may not be routinely required in our sett...

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Autores principales: Twanabasu, Sajal, Ghimire, Jeevan, Homagain, Sushan, Duwadee, Prabin, Devkota, Susmita, Bhandari, Ashish, Sunar, Prabhu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10320360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37415587
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7635
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Sumario:Breast milk alone is a poor and inadequate source of vitamin D. Many guidelines suggest supplementation of vitamin D to the newborns to prevent vitamin D deficiency. However, due to practices of outdoor breastfeeding and sunbathing, vitamin D supplementation may not be routinely required in our settings. Overzealous use of vitamin D supplementation and over‐the‐counter prescription may result in hypervitaminosis D.