Multiple children in West Texas have been treated for vitamin A toxicity stemming from at-home attempts to treat measles, hospital officials have confirmed.
Covenant Children's Hospital declined Friday afternoon to say how many patients in Lubbock have been treated for vitamin A toxicity, but confirmed there have been "fewer than 10 cases."
The children were initially hospitalized due to measles complications. They underwent routine lab testing, which showed abnormal liver function believed to be caused by vitamin A toxicity, according to Dr. Lara Johnson, a pediatric hospitalist and chief medical officer of the Covenant Health-Lubbock service area.
“Some patients reported using vitamin A for both treatment and prevention of measles,” Johnson said in a statement on March 27.
