Another family with acute vitamin D intoxication: another cause of familial hypercalcaemia.
Acute vitamin D intoxication from an unknown source occurred in a family consisting of a grandmother, mother, father and four children aged 14, 11, 8 and 1 1/2 years old. The clinical presentation and response to treatment (which included a diphosphonate preparation and cholestyramine) are described.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000506:poisoning*
D014807:Vitamin D