title: Overdosage of vitamin A supplements in a child.
abstract: Hypervitaminosis A in a one-year-old child resulted from overfeeding of daily vitamin supplements by a caretaker. Most cases of chronic hypervitaminosis A are the result of self-medication or health food faddism. The signs and symptoms of overdosage of vitamin A are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Valhalla.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scherl
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Juster
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006986:Hypervitaminosis A / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*