[Cirrhosis induced by vitamin A].

The case of a 75-year-old woman who had been treated for 12 years by vitamin A (250,000 UI/day) for psoriasis is presented. During the hospitalisation, hepatic cirrhosis was detected and attributed to hypervitaminosis A based on disease history, clinical hypervitaminosis A features, increased vitamin A blood values and histological patterns, i. e. perisinusoidal fibrosis and spontaneous fluorescence of lipid vacuoles within fat-storing cells. Thus, although rare, vitamin A intoxication can be responsible for cirrhosis.