Open AccessVitamin D intoxication presenting as acute renal failure
Author(s) -
Muzafar Naik,
K A Banday,
M Saleem Najar,
A R Reshi,
Mohd Ashraf Bhat
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.43693
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin , vitamin d deficiency , physiology , sun exposure , population , dermatology , environmental health
A 70 year-old male presented with acute renal failure and mental obtundation. On examination, he was found to have hypercalcemia and on further questioning, it was found that it was secondary to injections of a slow-release vitamin D preparation. Although total body exposure is sufficient for vitamin D synthesis, increased vitamin D deficiency secondary to poor exposure to sunlight is observed in some parts of the world. We report here a case of vitamin D intoxication from the Kashmir valley where vitamin D deficiency is 100% in the general population that is confined indoors.