HYPERVITAMINOSIS A: REPORT OF A CASE IN AN ADULT MALE

Abstract
Toxic symptoms, including anorexia, wt. loss, asthenia, skin rash, loss of hair, polydipsia, polyuria, soreness and fissuring of the lips, bone and joint pain, hepatomegaly, and tachycardia occurred in a 25 yr. old white male following the ingestion of approx. 200,000 u.of vit. A daily for 2 months. These symptoms are similar to those observed in 17 infants and 1 adult (female) previously reported and to symptoms following polar bear liver ingestion.