Prolonged intake of vitamin A and cirrhosis of the liver
Frøkiaer, E.; Hertel, L.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 143(32): 2038
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 7314270 Document Number: 180672
Two cases of bleeding esophageal varices in which the basic hepatic cirrhosis was probably due to prolonged intake of large doses of vitamin A were presented. Development of hepatic cirrhosis probably occurred because of accumulation of vitamin A in the liver, which caused hepatocellular damage. Toxic dosages and extra-hepatic symptoms were briefly mentioned, and it was emphasized that care should be employed in prescribing vitamin A.
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