Liver toxicity from vitamin A
Hepatic toxicity secondary to hypervitaminosis A is extremely rare. We report the case of a 27‐year‐old Caucasian female who presented for an investigation of abdominal pain, cholestatic liver function tests, and abnormal computerized tomography findings. She had been prescribed isotretinoin for her...
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| author | Rosanna Fox Nigel Stace Karen Wood Claire French |
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| description | Hepatic toxicity secondary to hypervitaminosis A is extremely rare. We report the case of a 27‐year‐old Caucasian female who presented for an investigation of abdominal pain, cholestatic liver function tests, and abnormal computerized tomography findings. She had been prescribed isotretinoin for her acne and had subsequently purchased vitamin A online, which she consumed daily for over 18 months. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e73875177ac54f97986aa8ea41c7eea12022-12-21T21:56:47ZengWileyJGH Open2397-90702020-04-014228728810.1002/jgh3.12201Liver toxicity from vitamin ARosanna Fox0Nigel Stace1Karen Wood2Claire French3Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Wellington Regional Hospital Wellington New ZealandDepartment of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Wellington Regional Hospital Wellington New ZealandDepartment of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Wellington Regional Hospital Wellington New ZealandDepartment of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Wellington Regional Hospital Wellington New ZealandHepatic toxicity secondary to hypervitaminosis A is extremely rare. We report the case of a 27‐year‐old Caucasian female who presented for an investigation of abdominal pain, cholestatic liver function tests, and abnormal computerized tomography findings. She had been prescribed isotretinoin for her acne and had subsequently purchased vitamin A online, which she consumed daily for over 18 months.https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12201drug‐induced liver injuryhepatic inflammationhypervitaminosis A |
| spellingShingle | Rosanna Fox Nigel Stace Karen Wood Claire French Liver toxicity from vitamin A JGH Open drug‐induced liver injury hepatic inflammation hypervitaminosis A |
| title | Liver toxicity from vitamin A |
| title_full | Liver toxicity from vitamin A |
| title_fullStr | Liver toxicity from vitamin A |
| title_full_unstemmed | Liver toxicity from vitamin A |
| title_short | Liver toxicity from vitamin A |
| title_sort | liver toxicity from vitamin a |
| topic | drug‐induced liver injury hepatic inflammation hypervitaminosis A |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12201 |
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