[Vitamin D intoxication and "milk alkali syndrome"]

Rev Med Suisse. 2024 Feb 14;20(861):360-362. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2024.20.861.360.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A 80-year-old patient treated with calcium bicarbonate for a reflux developed a milk alkali syndrome after a high doses of vitamin D for a conservatively treated heel fracture. The article highlights the milk alkali syndrome as a potential complication of excessive vitamin D supplementation, emphasizing that routine vitamin D testing and supplementation should be limited to specific situations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Calcium
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Hypercalcemia* / chemically induced
  • Hypercalcemia* / complications
  • Vitamin D / therapeutic use
  • Vitamins

Substances

  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamins
  • Calcium