PEDIATRICS Vol. 58 No. 1 July 1976, pp. 90-93
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Acute Fluoride Poisoning

Robert Yolken M.D.1, Philip Konecny M.D.1, and Paul McCarthy M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Fluoride poisoning is a potentially severe environmental hazard for children. A case of fluoride poisoning is presented which was manifested by severe hypocalcemia, ventricular arrhythymias, and respiratory failure. Treatment of this poisoning, including peritoneal dialysis, is discussed. The kinetics of fluoride distribution as measured in this patient suggest a rapid binding of ingested fluoride to bone, followed by gradual release and excretion. Peritoneal dialysis resulted in no significamit fluoride removal.

Submitted on August 21, 1975
Accepted on November 17, 1975




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