AN AUTOPSY CASE OF HYPERVITAMINOSIS D

An autopsy case of hypervitaminosis D was reported, in which vitamin D, 500×104 I.U., was administrated during a 6 months period and the patient died of uremia. Calcium was found to be deposited in the kidneys, lungs stomach, heart, blood vessels and esophagus. The mechanism involvoved in the calcium deposition was discussed.