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===[[Hypovitaminosis A]]===
 
===[[Hypovitaminosis A]]===
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===Hypervitaminosis D===
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===[[Hypervitaminosis D]]===
 
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*May be of dietary or iatrogenic origin (has narrow safety margin)
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*Key features are hypercalcaemia with metastatic calcification of soft tissues
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*'''Acute poisoning'''
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**In dogs and cats often from rodenticides containing cholecalciferol
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**Grossly:
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***Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
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***Foci of [[Myocardial Mineralisation|myocardial discoloration]]
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**Microscopically:
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***Mucosal haemorrhage
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***Necrosis of crypts
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***Focal myocardial necrosis
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***Mineralisation of intestinal mucosa, [[Arterial Calcification#Medial calcification|blood vessel walls]], [[Pulmonary Calcification|lungs]] and kidneys
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*'''Chronic poisoning'''
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**Grossly:
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***Intense [[Bones - Anatomy & Physiology|osteoclastic activity]] -> active resorption of bone, especially [[Bones - Anatomy & Physiology|trabecular]]
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**Microscopically:
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***Excessive production of [[Bones - Anatomy & Physiology|osteoid]] - appears both eosinophilic and basophilic in different places
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***Marrow cavity may be obliterated
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***Mineralisation of soft tissues, especially [[Arterial Calcification|blood vessel walls]]
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**Due to inhibition of [[Calcium|Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)|PTH]] and increase of [[Calcium#Calcitonin|calcitonin]]
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[[Category:Bones - Metabolic Pathology]]
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[[Category:Toxicology]]
      
===Fluorine poisoning===
 
===Fluorine poisoning===
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