A e-Hypercalcemia

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INTRODUCTION: Hypercalcemia is a common biological abnormality. The etiologies are mainly represented by hyperparathyroidism and neoplastic causes. The other causes, including poisoning, are rare, but should not be neglected.

OBSERVATION: An 82-year-old female patient presented to the emergency room for repeated falls at home, confusion, drowsiness and digestive symptoms. The initial assessment showed hypercalcemia above 3mmol/L. The etiological exploration revealed a very high concentration of 25OH-vitamin D. After repeated interrogations, it appeared that the cause of this intoxication was the intake of a food supplement purchased on the internet, following a prescription from her dentist.

CONCLUSION: Intoxication due to a food supplement containing vitamin D is possible and potentially serious. Raising the awareness of patients and healthcare professionals is necessary in order to prevent this type of poisoning and/or to diagnose it as soon as possible.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

La Revue de medecine interne - 45(2024), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 142-146

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

À propos d’une e-Hypercalcémie

Beteiligte Personen:

Guillaud, P [VerfasserIn]
Vest, P [VerfasserIn]
Billhot, M [VerfasserIn]
Doutrelon, C [VerfasserIn]
Hejl, C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-16-2
Auto-médication
Case Reports
Complément alimentaire
Dietary supplements
English Abstract
Hypercalcémie
Hypercalcemia
Hypervitaminose D
Hypervitaminosis D
Journal Article
Self-medication
Vitamin D
Vitamins

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Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.revmed.2024.01.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367190095