Skeletal Fluorosis: A Case of Inhalant Abuse Leading to a Diagnosis of Colon Cancer

• Main Authors: Haseeb Mohideen MD (Author), Dushyant Singh Dahiya MD (Author), Dustin Parsons MSc (Author), Hafsa Hussain BSc (Author), Rizwan Syed Ahmed DO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Skeletal fluorosis is a long-term bone disease that develops when prolonged fluoride toxicity leads to osteosclerosis and bone deformities that result in crippling pain and debility. The disease is endemic to many countries due to environmental or industrial exposures. However, rare cases in the Uni...