title: Excess vitamin A injures the liver.
abstract: Chronic vitamin A intoxication in a 56-year-old female is reported. Some abnormal blood chemistries included elevated transaminase and alkaline phosphatase, increased cerebrospinal fluid and portal pressure, and elevated vitamin A in blood and liver. A liver biopsy indicated histologic evidence of perisinusoidal collagen deposition and noncoalescent fat droplets in Ito cells. Caution against the misdiagnosis of alcoholic cirrhosis for vitamin A intoxication is recommended.
authors: Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Baker
authors: W
authors: W
authors: ten Hove
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Kanagasundaram
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Zaki
authors: C B
authors: CB
authors: Leevy
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Frank
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Leevy
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006986:Hypervitaminosis A / Q000150:complications*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged