Thoracic myelopathy from coincident fluorosis and epidural lipomatosis
March 2010
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
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Kalia LV, Lee L, Kalia SK, Pirouzmand F, Rapoport MJ, Aviv RI, Mozeg D, Symons SP.
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37(2):276-8.
Skeletal fluorosis is rare in North America. It can present with back pain and extremity weakness. Immobilization of the spine and the extremity joints can occur. It is usually caused by abnormally increased oral fluoride intake over many years. Epidural lipomatosis is usually caused by idiopathic obesity or corticosteroid use. It has been linked to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Fluorosis and epidural lipomatosis are each rare causes of comp