A case of nonfatal sodium fluoride ingestion.
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.
Saady
J J
JJ
Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0597.
Rose
C S
CS
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000652:urine; D013997:Time Factors
D012969:Sodium Fluoride