CERVICAL CORD COMPRESSION IN A PATIENT WITH FLUOROSIS
Abstract
A 61 year-old male patient from Chiangrai province (northern part of Thailand) who presented with cervical cord compression. Bone survey, CT and MR scan shows diffuse sclerosis of the vertebrae, ribs, and pelvic bones. Calcified ligaments at multiple sites are shown and ossified posterior longitudinal ligament as the cause of the cervical cord compression. Though the fluorine level in the blood of the patient was normal at the admission time, fluorosis is obvious by images.
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