A case of skeletal fluorosis was diagnosed in 2010 in the United States
A man sought medical help after noticing growth in the bones in his hands. This happened in 2010, in the New England region of the United States. He began to be closely monitored by researchers and specialists, until they confirmed the rare diagnosis of the condition skeletal fluorosis, a chronic metabolic disease of bones and joints caused by prolonged exposure to high levels of fluoride. The condition was caused by computer cleaners, which the patient said he had sniffed frequently for more than three years to get “high.”
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The case was recalled by the site Science live this Wednesday, 22. As described by the portal, while the doctors were looking for the diagnosis, the man also began to assume a hunched posture and feel pain in his hip.
“Exposure to safe levels of fluoride reduces the risk of tooth decay, which is why fluoride is added to tap water in many countries around the world. However, when ingested in large quantities, fluoride becomes a cumulative toxin that removes calcium from bones and therefore alters their structure. While bone density increases in the early stages of the disease, later the bones begin to become brittle and less elastic.
The computer cleaner he admitted to inhaling is some kind of canned “spray powder.” “Difluoroethane, the active ingredient in many computer cleaning products, is metabolized by the body to a fluorinated compound,” the vehicle added, based on the research.
After understanding his diagnosis and what caused it, the man stopped inhaling the substance. After six months of non-use, his hip function improved and he was able to walk more easily. Four years later, in 2014, he was even better and exercising regularly. In 2015, he stopped receiving medical treatment.
Source: Terra
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