VITAMIN A TOXICITY

Course overview

VITAMIN A TOXICITY CAN DUE TO EITHER TOPICAL OR ORAL VITAMIN A ADMINISTRATION. ORAL VITAMIN A TOXICITY CAN BE ACUTE, DUE TO THE INGESTION OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF VITAMIN A OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, OR CHRONIC, DUE TO ORAL INGESTION OVER A LONGER DURATION. THE MOST SEVERE ADVERSE EFFECT OF SYSTEMIC RETINOIDS IS TERATOGENICITY. THE MOST COMMON ADVERSE EFFECT OF TOPICAL VITAMIN A IS SKIN IRRITATION, ERYTHEMA, AND PEELING. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF VITAMIN A TOXICITY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.