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Published on: March 29, 2018
A case of nonfatal sodium fluoride ingestion
1Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0597.
Abstract:
A nonfatal case of sodium fluoride ingestion is presented. The quantity of sodium fluoride ingested is unknown. Initial serum and urine samples were taken 24 h after ingestion and contained 3.4 and 21.3 mg/L fluoride, respectively. At that time the patient was essentially asymptomatic, but it is clear that he survived a plasma concentration greater than that usually considered lethal, 3 mg/L serum fluoride. The case illustrates the lack of correlation between plasma fluoride concentration and toxic effects and the importance of obtaining a history of fluoride ingestion.
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