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ConditionName

Vitamin A Toxicity (Retinol Toxicity)

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Acute toxicity:
Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain;
Neurological: dizziness, irritability, drowsiness, increased intercranial pressure due to cerebral oedema, and headache;
Dermatological: rash or desquamation (peeling skin);
Coma and death;

Chronic toxicity:
Gastrointestinal symptoms: hepatomegaly, splenomegaly;
Neurological symptoms: severe headache, pseudotumour cerebri;
Dermatological symptoms: rash, thin and coarse hair, alopecia of the eyebrows, itch, skin that is dry, rough or cracking, and dry or cracked lips;
Musculoskeletal: weakness, cortical hyperostosis of the bone, arthralgia, easy fractures;

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WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/nutritional-disorders/vitamin-deficiency-dependency-and-toxicity/vitamin-a-toxicity