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Hypervitaminosis D - Treatment

Alternative Names

Vitamin D toxicity

Treatment:

Stop taking vitamin D. Consult your physician. In severe cases, other treatment may be necessary.

Expectations (prognosis):

Recovery is expected.

Complications:

Dehydration
Hypercalcemia
Kidney damage
Kidney stones

Calling your health care provider:

Call your health care provider if you or your child show symptoms of hypervitaminosis D and have been taking vitamin D in excess of the recommended daily allowance. Also call if you or your child show symptoms and you have been taking a prescription form of vitamin D.

Reviewed last on: 12/6/2007
Nancy J. Rennert, M.D., Chief of Endocrinology Diabetes, Norwalk Hospital, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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