Abstract
An epidemiological study of endemic skeletal fluorosis has been carried out among persons 15 years old and above in an area where the drinking water contained 5 ppm F and above. In a sample of 126 persons the sequence of complaints noted was: backache, 31.74%; joint pains, 26.98%; pain in lower limbs, 17.46%; and paresthesia, 12.69%. Examination of persons with any suggestive symptoms revealed: brisk reflexes, 46.51%; kyphosis and rigidity of spine, 17.96% each; and bony exostosis, 3.46%. When three symptoms and three signs were present together, a person was diagnosed as a case of clinical skeletal fluorosis. Thus 15 persons were found to be suffering from skeletal fluorosis giving an overall prevalence of 1.13% in the study area. Urinary fluoride excretion in these individuals was higher than the fluoride level in their drinking water. This difference was found statistically significant when compared against a control group. Measurement of the Index of Independence in the Activities of Daily Living among these individuals disclosed some limitation in performing daily activity
Abstract
An epidemiological study of endemic skeletal fluorosis has been carried out among persons 15 years old and above in an area where the drinking water contained 5 ppm F and above. In a sample of 126 persons the sequence of complaints noted was: backache, 31.74%; joint pains, 26.98%; pain in lower limbs, 17.46%; and paresthesia, 12.69%. Examination of persons with any suggestive symptoms revealed: brisk reflexes, 46.51%; kyphosis and rigidity of spine, 17.96% each; and bony exostosis, 3.46%. When three symptoms and three signs were present together, a person was diagnosed as a case of clinical skeletal fluorosis. Thus 15 persons were found to be suffering from skeletal fluorosis giving an overall prevalence of 1.13% in the study area. Urinary fluoride excretion in these individuals was higher than the fluoride level in their drinking water. This difference was found statistically significant when compared against a control group. Measurement of the Index of Independence in the Activities of Daily Living among these individuals disclosed some limitation in performing daily activity
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