INTOXICATION RESULTING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OF MASSIVE DOSES OF VITAMIN D, With Report of Five Cases

Article1 September 1946INTOXICATION RESULTING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OF MASSIVE DOSES OF VITAMIN D, With Report of Five CasesGEO. W. COVEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., H. H. WHITLOCK, M.D.GEO. W. COVEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, H. H. WHITLOCK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-25-3-508 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe fact that massive doses of vitamin D may produce toxic symptoms and even death in man has been recognized for many years. It is only in the past few years, however, that the administration of this substance in massive doses has become popular with physicians and that the misinformation relative to its merits in the treatment of arthritis publicized by a certain widely read "digest" of current literature has induced some people to use it in self-medication. In the past year we have recognized the syndrome of vitamin D intoxication in five patients whose records are briefly reported later...Bibliography1. RAPPAPORTREED BZCD: Viosterol of high potency in seasonal hay fever and related conditions, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, ci, 105. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WYATTHICKSTHOMPSON BLRAEE: Massive doses of vitamin D in the treatment of proliferative arthritis, Ann. Int. Med., 1934, x, 534. Google Scholar3. REED CI: Symptoms of viosterol overdosage in human subjects, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cii, 1745. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. VRTIAKLANG EGRS: Observations on the treatment of chronic arthritis with vitamin D, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 1162. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. STECKDEUTSCHREEDSTRUCK IEHCIHC: Further studies on intoxication with vitamin D, Ann. Int. Med., 1937, x, 951. Google Scholar6. SLOCUMB CH: Vitamin D in the treatment of infectious arthritis, Ann. Int. Med., 1942, xvi, 241. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Lincoln, Nebraska*Received for publication February 5, 1946. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAcute Hypercalcemia Simulating Basilar-Artery InsufficiencyThe diagnostic spectrum of hypercalcemiaVITAMIN D INTOXICATION: REPORT OF TWO CASES TREATED WITH CORTISONE*JOHN V. VERNER JR., M.D., FRANK L. ENGEL, M.D., HARRY T. MCPHERSON, M.D.Disturbed Water-reabsorption by the Renal Tubules in two Patients with HypercalcaemiaVitamine und VitaminkrankheitenVitamin Supplementation in Health and DiseaseTreatment of endonasal and cutaneous lupus vulgaris with calciferol. with report of a successful cas 1 September 1946Volume 25, Issue 3Page: 508-515KeywordsArthritisIntoxicationVitamin D ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...