title: [A rare cause of hydrocephalus in an infant: chronic vitamin A poisoning].
abstract: A case of chronic vitamin A intoxication is reported in an infant under 6 months of age. The features included hydrocephalus, usually described in acute hypervitaminosis A and the other cutaneous, hepatic and skeletal signs observed in chronic intoxication.
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D006986:Hypervitaminosis A / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase
vernacular_title: Une cause rare d'hydrocéphalie du nourrisson: l'intoxication chronique par la vitamine A.