Acute vitamin A toxicity: A report of three paediatric cases

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hayman, Rebecca M ^a   Dalziel, Stuart R ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

fish oil; hypervitaminosis A; poisoning; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; RETINOL;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHINESE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; FISH; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; IRRITABILITY; MALE; POLYPRION OXYGENEIOS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RASH; RETINOL INTOXICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HUMANS; HYPERVITAMINOSIS A; INFANT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84858439572     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02122.x     Document Type: Article

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