Endocrine Abstracts

An 89-year-old female family physician presented to an orthopaedic surgeon with a short history of aches and pains. She was suspected to have vitamin D deficiency and was empirically prescribed three intramuscular injections of 6 million units of cholecalciferol at monthly intervals. A few days after the third dose she presented with nausea, generalised weakness, confusion and ataxia. She appeared drowsy and dehydrated. Vital parameters were normal and there were no focal neur...