VITAMIN D INTOXICATION: REPORT OF TWO CASES TREATED WITH CORTISONE
Authors: J V VERNER, F L ENGEL, H T McPHERSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 April 1958VITAMIN D INTOXICATION: REPORT OF TWO CASES TREATED WITH CORTISONEJOHN V. VERNER JR., M.D., FRANK L. ENGEL, M.D., HARRY T. MCPHERSON, M.D.JOHN V. VERNER JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANK L. ENGEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HARRY T. MCPHERSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-4-765 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptExcessive vitamin D ingestion has been known since 1928 to produce toxic effects in humans.1 Knowledge of these harmful effects has in recent years led physicians away from the use of large doses of this vitamin. The syndrome of vitamin D intoxication still occurs, however, and may present difficult diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Donegan et al.2 reported two such cases from this institution in 1949. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Durham, North Carolina*Received for publication July 2, 1957.From the Department of Medicine and Division of Endocrinology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Frank L. Engel, M.D., Division of Endocrinology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byJohn V. Verner Jr. and Ashton B. 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INHORN, M.D.TREATMENT OF ATYPICAL CASES OF SURGICAL HYPOPARATHYROIDISM 1 April 1958Volume 48, Issue 4Page: 765-773KeywordsCalciumEndocrinologyHypercalcemiaIngestionIntoxicationSaltsVitamin D ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...