Vitamin D Toxicity Due to Self-Medication During the COVID-19 Pandemic – a Case Report

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, vitamin D was used along with vitamin C and zinc as a preventive and curative therapy against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Vitamin D toxicity, even if it is rare, occurs when serum concentrations exceed 150 ng/mL and is usually manifested by hypercalcemia phenomena.

Keywords

• vitamin d toxicity
• hypercalcemia
• sars-cov-2
• self-medication