Vitamin D intoxication in two brothers: Be careful with dietary supplements

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 763-767

  Conti, Giovanni ^a   Chirico, Valeria ^a   Lacquaniti, Antonio ^a   Silipigni, Lorena ^a   Fede, Claudia ^a   Vitale, Agata ^a   Fede, Carmelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypercalcaemia; Hypervitaminosis D; Nephrolithiasis; Nephrotoxicity; Renal failure; Vitamin D intoxication

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CITRATE POTASSIUM; CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE; PREDNISONE; UREA; VITAMIN D;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PHOSPHATE URINE LEVEL; POLYURIA; PROTEINURIA; RELATIVE DENSITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MEDICATION; SINUS RHYTHM; ULTRASOUND; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE OSMOLALITY; VITAL SIGN; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D INTOXICATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; SIBLING; TOXICITY;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PARATHYROID HORMONE; SIBLINGS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84907167926     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2013-0220     Document Type: Article

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