title: Acute vitamin A toxicity: a report of three paediatric cases.
abstract: The following report describes three paediatric cases of vitamin A toxicity secondary to carnivorous fish liver ingestion. Further discussion of vitamin A toxicity and management of toxicity is included.
authors.affiliation: Starship Children's Hospital, Children's Emergency Department, Auckland, New Zealand. rhayman@adhb.govt.nz
authors.forename: Rebecca M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hayman
authors.forename: Stuart R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Dalziel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006986:Hypervitaminosis A / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand
chemical_list: D005395:Fish Oils