Vitamin D Intoxication In 7-Month-Old Infant With Recommended Daily Intake Of Vitamin D

J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2018 Oct-Dec;30(Suppl 1)(4):S673-S675.

Abstract

Over the past decade there is increased use of vitamin D supplementation because of its benefits on bone health. It is a fat-soluble vitamin and cannot be excreted from the body. There is need for monitoring 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in infants and children who receive long-term vitamin D supplementation at or above the upper level intake that is currently recommended. Vitamin D intoxication can present from mild ignorable to severe life-threatening symptoms. We present a 7- month-old infant with vitamin D intoxication at recommended daily doses of vitamin D.

Keywords: Hypercalcemia; Hypervitaminosis D; Recommended daily allowance; Vitamin D.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dietary Supplements / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Hypercalcemia / chemically induced
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Recommended Dietary Allowances
  • Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives*
  • Vitamin D / blood
  • Vitamin D / poisoning*

Substances

  • Vitamin D
  • 25-hydroxyvitamin D