Acute kidney injury due to excessive and prolonged intramuscular injection of veterinary supplements containing vitamins A, D and E: A series of 16 cases

Background: Despite well-documented risks, injectable supplements containing high doses of vitamins are commonly used. Objectives: To describe acute kidney injury (AKI) as a complication of vitamin intoxication. Methods: Our series consisted of 16 patients with kidney complications resulting from th...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Lorena Vasconcelos Mesquita Martiniano, Laio Ladislau Lopes Lima, Newton Carlos Viana Leite Filho, Louize Emanuele de Oliveira Souza, Paulo Henrique Palácio Duarte Fernandes, Sonia Leite da Silva, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251416301511