TOXICITY OF LARGE DOSES OF VITAMIN D (ERTRON)
Authors: L HYDE, B HYDE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Case Reports1 October 1947TOXICITY OF LARGE DOSES OF VITAMIN D (ERTRON)LEROY HYDE, M.D., BERNARD HYDE, M.D.LEROY HYDE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BERNARD HYDE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-27-4-617 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptVitamin D has been used for its anti-rachitic properties, uneventfully, for about 20 years. Relatively recently, large doses of vitamin D have been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Perhaps the primary reason for this has been the deluge of literature and advertising which has descended upon the medical profession, concerning the efficacy and low toxicity of an activated, heatvaporized ergosterol made by the Whittier process. Both of these beliefs must be questioned.VITAMIN DThe rôle of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of rickets is well known. The precise mode of action of this vitamin is...Bibliography1. FARLEYSPIERLINGKRAINES RTHFSH: A five year study of arthritic patients, Indust. Med., 1941, x, 341-352. Google Scholar2. SNYDERSQUIRES RGWH: Follow-up study of arthritic patients treated with activated vaporized sterol, New York State Jr. Med., 1941, xli, 2332-2335. Google Scholar3. HENCHBAUERSCHRISTHOLBROOKKEYSLOCUMB PSWBWPJACH: The present status of rheumatism and arthritis: review of American and English literature for 1936, Ann. Int. Med., 1938, xi, 1089. LinkGoogle Scholar4. ABRAMSBAUER WRW: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with large doses of vitamin D, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxi, 1632. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. FREYBERG RH. Treatment of arthritis with vitamin and endocrine preparations, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1942, cxix, 1165-1171. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. 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WOLF IJ: Safety of large doses of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of rickets in infancy, Jr. Pediat., 1943, xxii, 707-718. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 16, 1947.From the Medical Service, McCornack General Hospital, Pasadena, California, and the Tuberculosis Service, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMETASTATIC CALCIFICATION OF SOFT TISSUE ON OVERDOSAGE OF VITAMIN DRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (TENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD W. BOLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., WALLACE GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), L. MAXWELL LOCKIE, M.D., F.A.C.P., MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D.Verkalkte allgemeine Miliartuberkulose-ein „Streptomycin-Vigantoleffekt”? 1 October 1947Volume 27, Issue 4Page: 617-627KeywordsMedical servicesRheumatoid arthritisToxicityVitamin D ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...