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Vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcaemia complicating nutritional supplements misuse

This case report discusses an uncommon presentation of vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcaemia attributed to misuse of multiple nutritional supplements (˃20 active agents). A review of this case, supported by accumulated literature, lends room to further public health safety discussions. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alkundi, Alamin, Momoh, Rabiu, Musa, Abdelmajid, Nwafor, Nkemjika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9263930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35793850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-250553
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Sumario:This case report discusses an uncommon presentation of vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcaemia attributed to misuse of multiple nutritional supplements (˃20 active agents). A review of this case, supported by accumulated literature, lends room to further public health safety discussions. The multisystemic clinical manifestations of vitamin D toxicity can be debilitating, hence the need to prevent its occurrence.