Post Exposure Estimation of Urinary Fluoride in Patient with Skeletal Fluorosis and Its Clinical Corelation Atnasipur Village of Birbhum District, West Bengal
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Background-Excretion of fluoride in urine occurs in Skeletal fluorosis. Aims and Objectives-Discover correlation between urinary fluoride and disease progression. Result and Analysis-Most common affected age group between 50-60 yrs(42%) with 98% having generalized bone and joint pain and 34 cases clinically graded as gr-II,11 as gr I,and rest as gr III.Fiuoride concentration in urine of 47 cases was >0.5mg/l and analyzed correlation coefficient was+0.89 Conclusion-Patients with higher clinical grading were associated with low level of fluoride in urine and vice versa. Keyword:Skeletal fluorosis, Correlation coefficient, Clinical grading
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