Chronic vitamin A poisoning: a difficult diagnosis
Zolenko, D.; Moisse, R.; Lamy, V.; Lachapelle, J.M.
Acta Clinica Belgica 42(1): 43-47
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 1784-3286 PMID: 3591215 Document Number: 286840
Chronic intake of large amounts of vitamin A leads to a somewhat heteroclite clinical picture with neuropsychiatric, dermatological, bone's and joint's, hepatic, gastrointestinal and systemic disorders that can mimic autoimmune disease or intracranial tumour. The diagnosis is established by a careful inquiry and definitely proved by liver biopsy and hepatic vitamin A level.