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Vitamin D Toxicity Due to Self-Medication During the COVID-19 Pandemic – a Case Report
- Source :
- Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 11-15 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Sciendo, 2023.
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Abstract
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, vitamin D was used along with vitamin C and zinc as a preventive and curative therapy against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Vitamin D toxicity, even if it is rare, occurs when serum concentrations exceed 150 ng/mL and is usually manifested by hypercalcemia phenomena.
- Subjects :
- vitamin d toxicity
hypercalcemia
sars-cov-2
self-medication
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25018132
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9e6fafcb619044de9353ac16fa14047b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2023-0003