Excess vitamin A injures the liver.
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the American College of Nutrition
- Vol. 9 (5) , 503-509
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07315724.1990.10720408
Abstract
Chronic vitamin A intoxication in a 56-year-old female is reported. Some abnormal blood chemistries included elevated transaminase and alkaline phosphatase, increased cerebrospinal fluid and portal pressure, and elevated vitamin A in blood and liver. A liver biopsy indicated histologic evidence of perisinusoidal collagen deposition and noncoalescent fat droplets in Ito cells. Caution against the misdiagnosis of alcoholic cirrhosis for vitamin A intoxication is recommended.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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