title: Hyper Vitaminosis D: Are we Overprescribing Vitamin D?
abstract: Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin is now considered to be a hormone due to its important role in many physiological functions. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with many disorders ranging from bone diseases, cardiovascular diseases to cancer. Hence, there is a recent surge in the empirical prescription of vitamin D for various disorders without documentation of vitamin D deficiency and monitoring the treatment. We report a case of iatrogenic hypercalcemia and acute kidney injury due to vitamin D toxicity after empirical and overzealous use of vitamin D and calcium supplements. We present this case to remind clinicians the importance of monitoring the patients treated with mega doses of vitamin D.
authors: Department of Nephrology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Hemachandar
authors: Department of General Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors: Lokesh
authors: L
authors: Shanmugam
authors: Department of General Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors: Balakrishna
authors: B
authors: Malepati
authors: Department of General Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
authors: Suresh
authors: S
authors: Venugopal
keywords: Acute kidney injury; cholecalciferol; hyper vitaminosis D; iatrogenic hypercalcemia