Skeletal fluorosis
Diagnosis probable
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Quadriparesis
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55 years.
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Reduced signal intensity of the bones on MRI corresponds to the increased density on CT and suggests diffuse osteosclerosis. This, along with thickening/ ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament and ligamentum flavum suggests likelihood of fluorosis. The patient belongs to a area that has endemic high fluorine content in the water.
The quadriparesis can be explained by cervical compressive myelopathy. Compressive myelopathy is also seen in thoracic spine.
-<p>Reduced signal intensity of the bones on MRI corresponds to the increased density on CT and suggests diffuse <a href="/articles/generalised-increased-bone-density-in-adults" title="Osteosclerosis">osteosclerosis</a>. This, along with thickening/ ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament and ligamentum flavum suggests likelihood of <a href="/articles/fluorosis" title="Fluorosis">fluorosis</a>. The patient belongs to a area that has endemic high fluorine content in the water.</p>- +<p>Reduced signal intensity of the bones on MRI corresponds to the increased density on CT and suggests diffuse <a href="/articles/generalised-increased-bone-density-in-adults" title="Osteosclerosis">osteosclerosis</a>. This, along with thickening/ ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament and ligamentum flavum suggests likelihood of <a href="/articles/fluorosis" title="Fluorosis">fluorosis</a>. The patient belongs to a area that has endemic high fluorine content in the water.</p><p>The quadriparesis can be explained by cervical compressive myelopathy. Compressive myelopathy is also seen in thoracic spine.</p>
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