Fluorotic radiculomyelopathy in a Libyan male.
A middle-aged male resident of Benghazi, northeastern Libya, with radiological features of skeletal fluorosis associated with cervical radiculomyelopathy is reported. This is believed to be the first documentation of such a disorder from this non-tropical, non-endemic region.
Maloo
J C
JC
Neurology Unit, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya.
Radhakrishnan
K
K
Thacker
A K
AK
Mousa
M E
ME
D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005458:Fluoride Poisoning / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008002:Libya; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*