Vitamin D intoxication - casuistic

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Authors: D. Bučková ¹; J. Tůmová ¹; M. Beňovská ^1,2; J. Vlašínová ³
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení klinické biochemie, Fakultní nemocnice Brno ¹; Katedra laboratorních metod, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity ²; Interní kardiologická klinika Lékařské fakulty MU a Fakultní nemocnice Brno ³
Published in: Klin. Biochem. Metab., 21 (42), 2013, No. 3, p. 133-134

Overview

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a patient who induced vitamin D intoxication (1583 nmol/l) with hypercalcemia (4.04 mmol/l) and pancreatic irritation (serum amylase 8.43 µkat/l) by intramuscular application of steroids with the addition of vitamin D.

Key words:
Vitamin D, intoxication, hypercalcemia

Sources

1. Holick, M. F. Vitamin D: Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Applications, second edition. New York, USA: Humana Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60327-300-8.

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Article was published in

Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolism

2013 Issue 3