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Hypervitaminosis D - Overview

Alternative Names

Vitamin D toxicity

Definition of Hypervitaminosis D:

Hypervitaminosis D is a condition that occurs after taking excessive doses of vitamin D.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

An excess of vitamin D causes abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood, which can eventually severely damage the bones, soft tissues, and kidneys. It is almost always caused by forms of vitamin D that require a doctor's prescription.

  • Reviewed last on: 12/6/2007
  • Nancy J. Rennert, M.D., Chief of Endocrinology Diabetes, Norwalk Hospital, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.