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Development of hypervitaminosis A in a patient on long-term parenteral hyperalimentation

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A four and one-half year old boy with intestinal pseudo-obstruction who had been maintained on parenteral hyperalimentation for one year developed classical signs of hypervitaminosis A. This diagnosis was confirmed radiographically; serum vitamin A levels were five times normal. The patient had a dramatic response to withdrawal of vitamin A from the hyperalimentation fluid.

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  1. Department of Radiology Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 804 Wolfe Street, 72201, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    Joanna J. Seibert

  2. Department of Pediatrics Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 804 Wolfe Street, 72201, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    W. J. Byrne

  3. Department of Surgery, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 804 Wolfe Street, 72201, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    E. S. Golladay

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Seibert, J.J., Byrne, W.J. & Golladay, E.S. Development of hypervitaminosis A in a patient on long-term parenteral hyperalimentation. Pediatr Radiol 10, 173–174 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00975194

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