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J Assoc Physicians India
; 62(10): 58-60, 2014 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25906526
ABSTRACT
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in India. This has set off a trend among medical practitioners to prescribe vitamin D supplements empirically. Whilst this approach is generally safe, in predisposed individuals it may lead to hypervitaminosis D. Here we present a case where empirical use of high dose vitamin D supplementation had serious consequences highlighting the need to use vitamin D therapy judiciously and to remain vigilant for side-effects in high-risk individuals.