Other terms for Vitamin B-3 include niacin, nicotinamide, niacinamide, and pyridine-3-carboxylic acid.
[Chronic hypervitaminosis A with skin changes].
A case of hypervitaminosis A in a 43-year-old woman is presented. The patient had only dermatologic symptoms. The dermatitis had resemblance to contact dermatitis or pellagra. The patient had been eating 100,000 I.U. of vitamin A daily every 2 months for approximately 15 months. The dermatitis disappeared slowly after stopping the intake of vitamin A.
Other terms for Vitamin B-3 include niacin, nicotinamide, niacinamide, and pyridine-3-carboxylic acid.
[Chronic hypervitaminosis A with skin changes].
A case of hypervitaminosis A in a 43-year-old woman is presented. The patient had only dermatologic symptoms. The dermatitis had resemblance to contact dermatitis or pellagra. The patient had been eating 100,000 I.U. of vitamin A daily every 2 months for approximately 15 months. The dermatitis disappeared slowly after stopping the intake of vitamin A.
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